Vam Funds, an investment boutique, has appointed Linda McLaren as business development manager for Asia.

McLaren joins Vam Funds from Standard Bank where she has worked as business development manager for Southern Europe and Africa since 2007.

She has worked in the financial services industry for over ten years. She began her career in 1999 with Royal Skandia Life Assurance and progressed to a sales role for the Africa and Middle East regions, before joining SMP Partners in 2005 as business development manager for the UK.

Nigel Watson, global sales director at Vam Funds, says: “Asia is a fast-growing and dynamic market, with a high level of investor demand. Linda is very well known in the offshore industry and is hugely respected, giving our Asia operations added gravitas. Her expertise will further enhance our ability to give our clients the outstanding service they have come to expect.”