Goodsir, who joined from BNY Mellon where he was managing director of UK wholesale, will cover Skandia's platform, protection products, investment solutions and offshore bonds. He will oversee the rebrand to Old Mutual Wealth later in 2014.
He will report to Steven Levin, managing director and head of global distribution for Old Mutual Wealth, including Skandia, and is expected to join the firm in March.
Goodsir spend 15 years at BNY Mellon. Previously he held a number of sales roles within Newton Investment Management and Mellon Global Investments. He has also sat on the board of the Personal Finance Society since February of last year.