Nick Samuels, head of manager research at U.K. consultant Redington, has left the firm, a spokeswoman confirmed.
The process of recruiting a replacement is underway, and Mr. Samuels will be directly replaced.
"We have begun the process of appointing a new head of manager research. In the meantime, the directors in manager research are jointly and expertly leading the team," the spokeswoman added.
Mr. Samuels told Pensions & Investments that he will announce his new role at a later time.
Redington has over £600 billion ($785.5 billion) in assets under advisement.