Copia Capital Management has appointed Gary Stirrup to the team as director of sales, responsible for growing the custom and off-the-shelf MPS for advised clients.
Stirrup said: “There is growing demand from advisers for managed portfolio solutions that map clearly to clients’ financial planning goals.”
Stirrup has more than 30 years of industry experience, having previously served as CCO at Ascot Lloyd between June 2024 and February 2026. Before that, he served as head of UK distribution at Brooks Macdonald and head of sales at Fidelity International.
Ian Hooper, managing director at Copia Capital, said: “Gary is one of the most respected distribution leaders in the advised market, with more than three decades of experience building and running high-performing sales teams.
“His appointment reinforces our ambition to grow Copia’s managed portfolio business, and his time spent across platforms, asset management and advice will be a major asset as we scale.”
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