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Skandia Appoints Head Of Specialist Sales

Skandia, part of Old Mutual Wealth, has appointed Tony Harris as head of specialist sales in as part of its strategy to expand the specialist sales support it provides to financial advisors.
Skandia, part of Old
Mutual Wealth, has appointed Tony Harris as head of specialist
sales in as part of its strategy to expand the specialist sales
support it provides to financial advisors.
In the newly-created role, Harris will lead Skandia’s 12 strong
team responsible for pensions, protection, offshore, trusts and
investment solutions, reporting to Scott Goodsir, managing
director of UK distribution.
Harris previously worked as national sales director for Standard
Life and investments director for Standard Life Investments. Most
recently, he has been working as an independent business
consultant helping investment and advisory businesses develop
product launch and strategic distribution plans.
“At Skandia we pride ourselves on the high quality service we
offer to advisers and customers. We believe that advisers should
have access to a highly skilled team of proposition specialists,
who can help them build suitable investment strategies based on
customer needs. Tony has a wealth of experience in this industry
and I look forward to working with him to strengthen our advisor
facing support,” said Goodsir.
Earlier this month, Skandia appointed Gower Wisdom as product
director, reporting to Carlton Hood, customer solutions director
at Old Mutual Wealth. He replaces Darren Sharkey, who has been
appointed to the newly-created role of director of finance.
In April, Skandia appointed Tom Hawkins as the newly-created role
of head of UK proposition marketing.
London and Johannesburg-listed bank and asset manager Old Mutual
said in March that it was selling Skandia Germany and Skandia
Austria to a Cinven and Hannover Re acquisition vehicle for €220
million ($302.7 million) as part of it plans simplify its
operations in Europe and focus on a select number of core growth
markets.
Old Mutual also recently confirmed that vice chairman Peter Mann
will retire to pursue new challenges outside of the company. Mann
will stay with the business until the mid-year to ensure a smooth
handover of his responsibilities.