OMAM poaches SLI's Smith for wholesale role

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Old Mutual Asset Managers has hired a new head of wholesale after poaching Simon Smith from Standard Life Investments.

Smith, who spent 12 years at SLI, will join OMAM in November, and will be responsible for wholesale distribution across discretionary and advisory markets. Simon Wilson, sales & marketing director at OMAM, said: "Simon's appointment is a key senior hire for OMAM. He has proven expertise, experience and success in the UK market working for major investment houses, and he will play a key role in helping us to build our business." Smith, who was head of UK (Wholesale) financial institutions at SLI, was responsible for growing sales across the UK discretionary market, having been in charg...

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