GAM has appointed Adam Brown as global head of marketing, effective July 3. He will be based in London.

Brown joins GAM from Columbia Threadneedle Investments where he was responsible for leading marketing across all distribution channels in EMEA and Asia.

Adam will report to Tim Rainsford, group head of distribution, and will be responsible for both sales marketing and product marketing. Adam will work closely with sales, product and distribution teams to drive marketing initiatives, support the Group’s sales efforts globally, and increase brand awareness for the Group’s single master brand – GAM.