May 20 (Reuters) - State-owned UK Government Investments

(UKGI) on Tuesday appointed veteran J.P. Morgan banker Harry

Hampson as Director of Corporate Finance.

UKGI is the British government's hub for corporate finance

and governance, managing the state's shareholdings in major

companies and advising on corporate finance matters, among other

responsibilities.

Hampson's appointment comes at a crucial time for the

British government which has been ramping up reforms to attract

more investments and boost the country's economic growth.

According to an internal memo seen by Reuters, Hampson left

the U.S. bank after a 37-year tenure where he held numerous

senior leadership roles across the firm, having been the Global

Chair of Investment Banking most recently.