Scott MacLean joins from Castle Trust and will focus on Natixis’ major advisory accounts in Scotland, the East Midlands, East Anglia and the South East. Previously McClean held roles at Standard Life for ten years.
Gerry Burke and Mike Schnackenburg have been moved over to London from Natixis’ US business having both served over five years there. Both will focus on sales in central and greater London.The firm has also hired Harriet Chatfield from GAM to provide additional sales support.
The new hires will all report to Natixis’ head of UK retail sales, Darren Pilbeam.
Natixis said the move shows its commitment to the UK retail market. It follows the launch of its onshore fund range last year.
“With a growing on-shore fund range featuring some of the most successful strategies from across our global multi-affiliate line-up accessible across a range of UK distribution platforms, we have been building strong momentum behind our expansion into the UK retail market,” said head of UK retail Chris Jackson. “A growing sales team with a diversity of backgrounds and experience is critical to help match this offering to client portfolios,” he added.
