Thomas Lloyd, the investment firm, named a new managing director finance for its Zurich office. The move is part of the company’s plan to centralize mid- and back-office tasks.

Thomas Lloyd Group, which specializes in Asian infrastructure investments, is giving the organization a necessary upgrade in Zurich. The company hired André Warmuth as managing director finance, a newly created function. He will oversee the accounting department, controlling, taxes, risk management, compliance and regulatory reporting.

He will be based in Zurich and report to Michael Sieg, chairman and CEO of Thomas Lloyd Group. Warmuth’s hire is part of the company’s drive to centralize mid- and back-office duties. The company aims to establish central interfaces and global standards to better support the strong global growth.

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The company recently had strengthened its human resource and corporate communication departments with experts hired from outside the company.

Warmuth most recently worked as a senior manager for mergers and acquisitions and strategic cooperation at Volkswagen financial services in Germany, Portugal and China. Previously he was CFO of Etengo Germany and head of controlling at Deka Bank.

Thomas Lloyd has headquarters in London and Zurich and offices in 13 cities across eight countries in Asia, Europe and North America. The focus of the company is on investments in infrastructure in Asia.