Pursglove hired as head of UK retail at Gartmore

Cazenove's Richard Pursglove is joining Gartmore as head of UK retail, leaving current retail distrib...

Cazenove’s Richard Pursglove is joining Gartmore as head of UK retail, leaving current retail distribution head Rod Aldridge seeking an alternative role within the company. Pursglove will join Gartmore in late March, reporting to global head of distribution Phil Wagstaff, who only arrived from New Star last September. The newly created role will see Pursglove responsible for sales and marketing for the whole UK retail business. Simon Clark, head of asset manager sales, will be unaffected by the creation of the new role. However, Aldridge is now in discussions with Gartmore over a diffe...