The Wealthtime Group has appointed Nick French as commercial director to support its long-term growth ambitions.
Working closely with the leadership team and reporting to Group CEO Patrick Mill, French will lead the continued development and delivery of the Group’s commercial strategy across both the platform and investment sides of the business.
French has more than 25 years’ experience in wealth management, having held positions across investments, platforms and financial advice.
He also has extensive expertise in driving proposition development, business growth and supporting advisers to reach their commercial goals.
He joins from investment management specialist Blackfinch Group, where he was chief distribution officer.
Prior to that, French was CEO of the Select platform and head of adviser solutions at Marlborough Group.
He also spent 13 years at Russell Investments across various roles, including managing director.
During his tenure at Russell Investments, he helped drive the transformation of the UK retail business into a multi-billion-pound enterprise.
He also oversaw the successful acquisition of InPartnership, a 500-strong adviser network.
French started his career at Skandia (now Old Mutual) and has also worked for Zurich Financial Services and as an independent consultant.
Wealthtime Group CEO, Patrick Mill, said: “Following our partnership with Wipro and GBST, we are working to fundamentally transform our platform and service offering with the best people supported by market leading technology.
“Nick’s experience across investments, platforms and financial advice will be invaluable in driving forward our proposition development and supporting our future growth strategy.”
French added: “With its clear strategy for transformation and growth, this is an exciting time to join the Wealthtime Group.
“My strong belief in the value of the advice sector and my passion for helping financial advisers align well with the Wealthtime values.
“I’m looking forward to working with the team to implement existing plans and further develop the commercial strategy to deliver greater benefits for advisers and their clients.”
The Wealthtime Group comprises the Wealthtime and Wealthtime Classic platforms and DFM Copia Capital.
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