GAM Holding AG has appointed Mary Murphy in the newly created role of Head of Global Consultant Relations. Mary will report to Jill Barber, Global Head of Institutional Solutions, and will be responsible for building strategic relationships with both global and UK local consultants, covering their full range of investment capabilities as GAM looks to expand its business through this channel. Mary joins from BlackRock where she had responsibility for leading some of BlackRock's largest strategic investment consultant relationships. Mary had previously been a Client Director of UK Institutional business at GAM until 2016 and has held a number of roles in other asset management firms over a 15-year career in the industry.