Global executive search firm Kinsey Allen International has appointed DiAnn Ferguson to launch its asset management practice in San Francisco.

Ferguson will cover the asset management sector on the US West Coast. Once established, Kinsey Allen International plans to add specialist cleantech, risk and legal teams to the West Coast to complement its divisions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

DiAnn has over 20 years experience as a trader, broker and search consultant in London, Continental Europe and the US. For the last two years she has focused on private wealth management in the US. Her experience as a trader and a broker has given her in-depth knowledge of the capital markets sector.

Ferguson reports to Katie Vander Water, director of Kinsey Allen International’s US Asset Management practice.