Willis Owen head of personal investing Adrian Lowcock has exited the business.
In an email sent to Portfolio Adviser and other media outlets, Lowcock (pictured) confirmed he had left the DIY platform group “following a restructuring”.
Lowcock had been at the business just shy of three years, having joined the DIY platform provider from Architas in 2018. As head of personal investing he was tasked with building Willis Owen’s customer service and guiding new and existing customers through the investment process. In 2019 he was promoted to the firm’s executive board.
“I have enjoyed the last three years at the company, but now look forward to new challenges,” Lowcock said in the email. “I plan to return to the industry as soon as possible and once the right opportunity appears.”
Willis Owen managing director Jason Chapman said Lowcock “has played an instrumental role” in raising the firm’s profile and developing the business over the past three years, in a statement sent to Portfolio Adviser. “He has been a model colleague and we all wish him every success with his future endeavours.”
Lowcock said he would be available as an independent commentator while he hunts for a new role.
“As always I am as keen to help people of all backgrounds and experience to make the most of their hard earned money, and for investing to be enjoyable and successful,” he said.
“Now, more than ever, I believe people need the guidance and support of professional investors and the insight of the financial press to make sense of markets.”
Lowcock has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. Before joining Willis Owen he spent two years as an investment director at Architas, after a stint as head of investing at Axa Wealth. He has also worked at Hargreaves Lansdown as a senior research analyst and investment commentator and at Tilney Bestinvest as head of PR and communications.
Lowcock is a regular commentator in the national and trade investment press and in 2012, he won unbiased.co.uk’s investment IFA of the year award.
