Mark Campbell passes away

Former Cofunds director, Mark Campbell, has passed away after a two year battle with cancer.

Campbell, who died on Sunday 8 November, was a hugely respected and popular figure within the UK retail fund management industry where he held a number of high-profile roles with great distinction over the course of a career spanning more than 20 years.

Most recently, Campbell was head of distribution at Wells Fargo subsidiary European Credit Management, and also ran his own consultancy, Holton, where he was able to use his extensive industry knowledge and experience to advise clients on distribution across the UK and Europe.

After a spell in advertising with McCann Erickson, he spent 10 years in sales and marketing at Baillie Gifford, before becoming UK sales director at Fidelity in 1998.

Then at JP Morgan Fleming, which Campbell joined in 2001, he was managing director - sales, with responsibility for the distribution of investment funds and hedge funds in the UK and offshore markets.

In 2005, he was appointed managing director - distribution at Cofunds to oversee the setting and implementation of the platform's marketing, sales and product development strategy.

A memorial service is currently being organised and those wishing to learn more details or where to send condolences, should email Helen Wagstaff onhelen.wagstaff@mipagency.com.

Jasper Berens, head of UK intermediary sales at J.P. Morgan Asset Management says: "We will all miss him terribly. He was a great figure in the UK retail industry and one of the best thinkers and strategists we have had in the retail space, while his integrity and honesty made him many friends.

"One of his greatest strengths was his ability to really understand people and how they can best work together and one of his biggest legacies at J.P. Morgan will be his early work on our Adviser Academy. His understanding of the ways advisers will need assistance in becoming more professional was typical of his vision. The industry has lost a truly good friend."