Investment managerAspect Capital Limited has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Chris Stuart as Senior European Sales Executive. Stuart will work alongside Jamil Ismail and Ted Frith to further develop Aspect's institutional investor client base in Europe and the Middle East. He will report to John Wareham, Aspect's Chief Commercial Officer.

Stuart, who has over 20 years of institutional and corporate sales experience with a strong focus on currency, fixed income and derivatives, joins from Standard Chartered Bank where he was most recently European Head of Corporate FX, IRD, Commodity and Equity Derivatives Sales. Prior to that, he worked for Royal Bank of Scotland as Co-Head of European FX Sales and Head of Corporate FX Sales. Stuart has also held positions as Head of FX Sales for Europe at UBS and Senior FX Options Sales at Goldman Sachs.

'I am extremely pleased to welcome Chris to Aspect,' says Wareham. 'With his proven track record as a highly respected relationship manager and his extensive industry knowledge, he will be a valuable addition to our growing Distribution Team. Chris' appointment is further evidence of our commitment to the institutional arena in Europe and the Middle East, which continues to represent a major growth and development area for Aspect.'