Glyn Jones, the former chief executive of Coutts and Gartmore Investment Management, has been appointed chief executive of Thames River Capi...

Glyn Jones, the former chief executive of Coutts and Gartmore Investment Management, has been appointed chief executive of Thames River Capital, one of London’s most successful hedge fund groups. A statement from Thames River said the move had been instigated by the firm’s founding executives Charlie Porter and Jonathan Hughes-Morgan with the objective of strengthening the company’s management team. Mr Hughes-Morgan remains managing director at Thames River, whereas Mr Porter has been given the title of president. Since its foundation in 1998 the company has grown to manage funds in excess of $7.2 billion across seven separate capabilities including: specialist hedge funds; property funds; long only funds and hedge funds of funds.