Nucleus, the UK wrap platform business, has appointed its third regional director, bringing in Martin Clement from Zurich Intermediary Group to cover the southwest and Midlands regions of the UK.

While at Zurich Intermediary Group Clement was national e-commerce specialist, a role in which he worked with IFAs on technology-based methods to improve their business efficiency.

Nucleus recently appointed Mike Wallis to cover southern England and Russell Dowd for the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Nucleus recently added six new member firms - which include Assetz Wealth, James Hair and Co, Page Russell, Russell Gibson and Serenity - adding to the 80 IFAs already on its roster and boosting the assets on its platform to over £2.3 billion ($3.7 billion). The firm has said that it fully expects to have 100 firms on the platform before too long due to the level of interest in joining it is seeing as we edge ever closer to the Retail Distribution Review's implementation.

Nucleus, which was founded in 2006, is owned by its member firms.