Skandia UK, part of Old Mutual Wealth, has appointed Mike Barrett to the newly-created role of platform marketing manager within the proposition marketing team.

Barrett joined Skandia 16 years ago and has worked in a variety of roles in that time. Most recently he was proposition development manager, responsible for developing online tools such as Uskan, a managed fund analyser.

A number of specialists within the business will absorb the responsibilities previously undertaken by Barrett, a spokesperson at the firm told this publication.

In his new role, Barrett will oversee the future marketing strategy for the platform, as well as supporting sales and advisors in the post-RDR landscape. 

In other recent developments, last month Skandia restructured its 80-strong sales team with the aim of improving the support it provides to financial advisors.

Skandia UK had £34 billion ($54.5 billion) of funds under management at end-June 2012. The firm is part of the wealth management business of Old Mutual, which has a total of £261 billion of funds under management.