Ryan Hughes (C) AJ Bell

Hilary Winn joins AJ Bell in a newly created role as investments director, reporting to AJ Bell Investments managing director Ryan Hughes. She will lead investment strategy and asset allocation across AJ Bell’s multi-asset portfolios.

Winn brings extensive investment industry experience. Most recently, she was investment director at Mercer, where she played a role in asset allocation and portfolio management for the private wealth business. She previously served as investment director at JLT Group, with responsibility for private client and institutional investment mandates.

The business also hired Nellis Kromhout as a senior portfolio manager to AJ Bell’s Partnership MPS proposition. He joins from Standard Life, where he was a senior research specialist, having previously spent more than a decade at Atomos (formerly Sanlam), managing MPS portfolios and leading fund research activities.

He will be responsible for delivering bespoke MPS solutions for adviser firms and support the continued growth of the Partnership MPS business. Guilherme Pampolin joins as a research analyst, strengthening the team’s coverage of active funds. He joins from Titan Square Mile, where he researched equity and fixed income funds as part of its fund research team.

Assets under management grew by 41% in the year to June 2026, reaching £11.4bn.

Ryan Hughes, AJ Bell Investments managing director, said: “These appointments deepen our expertise across investment strategy, fund research and portfolio management, giving us an even stronger platform from which to scale the business, broaden our proposition and deliver consistently strong outcomes for customers.”

Hilary Winn, investments director at AJ Bell, added: “I’m thrilled to be joining AJ Bell at such an exciting stage in the growth of its investments business. The team has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, straightforward investment solutions, and I look forward to adding my experience to our award-winning investment approach and continuing to deliver great outcomes for customers.”

Nellis Kromhout, senior portfolio manager at AJ Bell, said: “It’s a great time to be joining the team, and I look forward to helping advisers develop investment solutions that reflect their individual approach and meet the evolving needs of their clients.”