Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has expanded its global resources investment team, hiring two senior analysts and an investment manager.
Mark Hume has been appointed senior energy analyst. He comes from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for Australian oil and gas research.
Hume also had stints as a senior analyst at Credit Suisse in London and as a senior analyst at Wood Mackenzie Global Energy Consultants in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rebecca O'Dwyer has been appointed as a senior mining analyst. She comes from Investec's London-based research team, where she was responsible for small mining companies.
Rupert Cole, who has been hired as an investment manager, comes from Commonwealth Bank of Australia's institutional and business banking team, where he was project and analytics manager.
The new hires report to CFSGAM head of global resources Jo Warner and they bring the team to nine staff in total.
Cole will join the team this month, while both Hume and O'Dwyer will start in September this year.
