Puma Investments announces the promotion of Jenny Hunt to Head of Strategic Partnerships
Puma is delighted to announce that Jenny Hunt has been promoted to lead the Puma Investments Strategic Partnerships team. Jenny joined Puma in 2023 as Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager and has more than a decade of front‑line distribution and partnerships expertise, having previously worked at Octopus Investments and Foresight Group. Through her career to date, she has built a deep and trusted network across the UK adviser community.
Consolidation in the industry continues at pace and the needs of wealth managers and distributors are constantly evolving due to regulatory and policy changes and technological innovation. Under Jenny’s leadership, Puma will be increasing its Strategic Partnerships team to deliver best-in-class service and investment solutions to its key clients across the UK.
Jeremy Roberts, Managing Director of Puma Investments, commented:
“Jenny has consistently demonstrated the strategic client focus and deep technical expertise that has helped us forge stronger and deeper relationships with our key partners. I am thrilled that Jenny will be leading this team and am really looking forward to seeing these relationships evolve and grow under her leadership.”
Jenny Hunt, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Puma Investments, added:
“I’m delighted to take on this next challenge as Head of Strategic Partnerships and to do so with the support of a fantastic team. Our Strategic Partners are at the heart of our business, and their needs have never been more front-of-mind given the previous Autumn Budget changes, particularly the IHT implications for pensions. I’m excited to grow the team further and to see Puma continue to innovate and deliver outstanding outcomes for our partners.”
Jenny’s promotion comes shortly after Puma opened a new £50 million fundraise for Puma VCT 13, following a strong period of deployment. The capital supports investments in high-growth, scale-up UK SMEs. Recent investments include Love Corn, a popular crunchy corn snack brand available in UK and US supermarkets; Semeris, a legal tech company combining AI and human expertise for document analysis, NRG Gyms, a fast-growing gym and wellness business offering premium services at competitive prices and YASO, an operating system that enables global consumer brands to grow in the Chinese market.
Puma also recently launched a new fundraise for the Puma AIM VCT. The fundraise follows the successful launch and listing of the VCT in September last year, the first new AIM VCT in 18 years. In addition, Puma’s Heritage Estate Planning Service, an investment solution that aims to provide individual investors with 100% inheritance tax relief after 2 years by investing in private trading companies, recently surpassed £3 billion in value of funded developments.