Finance staffing specialist Ambition UK has appointed Simon Lynch as managing director.

Lynch joined Ambition as a director of its business in Hong Kong. He has now moved to London to assume responsibility for Ambition’s UK operations and begins his new role today.

Guy Day, chief executive of Ambition, says: “Simon’s career includes working in some of the world’s top business centres. The leadership skills he has developed and his experience of managing teams from variety of industry sectors has given him the ideal profile to take our UK business forward.

“Since joining Ambition, Simon has proved himself to be an invaluable member of our senior team and I look forward to working with him more closely in the future.”