Former Sesame director Pan Andreas joins Defaqto

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A former managing director at Sesame Bankhall Group is set to join financial services research business Defaqto as head of insight (funds and DFMs).

Pan Andreas, who was managing director, wealth wanagement at Sesame Bankhall Group having held senior roles previously at Henderson, Intrinsic and Towry Law, will join the company in January. He will lead the delivery of Defaqto's ratings and risk-rated funds and models, as well as publications and consultancy, propositions Defaqto said help advisers select appropriate investment solutions for their clients. Meanwhile, current Defaqto head of insight and consulting (investments), Frank Potaczek, will take up the newly-created role of senior vice president (funds and DFMs). Defaqto ...

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