Howard Ward was named director of growth products for Gabelli Asset Management, a new position, said Douglas Jamieson, president and COO. Mr. Ward will remain domestic large-cap growth portfolio manager for the $1.4 billion Gabelli Growth fund and also oversee domestic, international and global growth equity strategies for mutual funds and separate accounts. He will report to Mario J. Gabelli, chairman and chief executive.
Achim Golger was appointed business development director for the institutional fixed-income team of Fidelity Investments, a new position, according to a release from the company. Mr. Golger was a member of the European fixed-income distribution team at Barclays Capital; a spokeswoman was unable to provide information on his replacement by press time.