James Hay Partnership has announced a raft of senior management appointments and changes.
The Sipp and platform provider, has appointed Pete Burtonshaw as chief operating officer and Paul Bagley as director of distribution development. Mr Burtonshaw joins from Openwork where he was interim head of strategic integration. Prior to that he was head of platform development at Fidelity. Mr Bagley joins from Cofunds, where he is head of regional sales.
In addition, the business says it is recruiting a commercial director and expects to be able to announce the successful candidate in the coming weeks.
James Hay says the appointments are part of a wider restructure of the senior management team. Richard Valentine, currently chief operating officer, becomes managing director of Bristol operations; Phil Newton, currently national head of sales & technical development, becomes director of sales and technical support and Chris Smeaton, currently head of marketing and product, becomes director of marketing.
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Alastair Conway, chief executive, said: "When I joined this business six months ago I inherited an extremely strong management team that drew on its expertise and inexhaustible drive to see the business successfully through RDR. The addition of Pete's extensive experience, especially around supporting the customer journey, will ensure we're equally successful in navigating the new challenges that lie ahead.
"Being able to attract people of the calibre of Pete and Paul speaks volumes for the strategic direction of the business and we're very fortunate to have them join the team. However, it works both ways as I believe they're very lucky to be joining a business that is as energised as James Hay is right now. We're not only able to attract key talent but also retain it as evidenced by Richard taking the helm in Bristol. This is an exciting time to be part of James Hay because we've got our sights set firmly on an even bigger and better future for both our pensions and platform business."