Ignis appoints European distribution team to drive major international expansion

Ignis to recruit five European regional directors and a London based support team

Ignis Asset Management is delighted to announce the appointment of a highly experienced five-strong European distribution team and support staff to assist the expansion of its distribution capabilities into Continental Europe.

The team, who will be joining Ignis at the beginning of September, will be primarily responsible for the distribution of Ignis's internationally registered products in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Iberia, Italy and the Benelux regions.

The new international distribution team, who will report directly to Ignis Sales and Marketing Director Jonathan Polin, will be lead managed by Philip Goldsmith who will assume the newly appointed position of Managing Director Europe.

Philip will be based in Valais, Switzerland and will be responsible for distribution in France and French speaking territories.

Philip will be joined at Ignis by former New Star colleagues Andre Haubensack, Mauro Loran, Arcangelo Barletta and Ghislaine Fournigault.

Andre will assume the position of Regional Director Germanic Countries and will be based in Zurich.

Mauro will assume the position of Regional Director Iberia and Latin America and will be based in Madrid.

Arcangelo will assume the position of Regional Director of Italy and Ticino and will be based in Milan.

Ghislaine will be based at Ignis's London offices and will assume the position of Regional Director Benelux.

Ignis is also delighted to announce that it will be recruiting up to five personnel to support the European team from Ignis's London office.

This additional investment will further strengthen Ignis's distribution proposition on the Continent.

The new team will be responsible for the distribution of Ignis's in-house products as well as funds from its joint venture boutique operations; Argonaut Capital, Cartesian Capital and HEXAM Capital and will primarily target the European wholesale market including; banks (retail and private), funds of funds, insurance companies, mutuals, family offices, wealth managers and institutional platforms.

Jonathan Polin, Sales and Marketing Director at Ignis Asset Management, says: "Ignis is wholly committed to growing its presence in Continental Europe and this significant investment highlights our ambition to become one of Europe's leading asset management companies.

It is essential that we have the structure and resource in place to support our plans and the appointment of Philip and his team, with the wealth of experience they bring to the business, is the first significant step to achieving our goal.

I am delighted they have chosen to join Ignis.

Philip Goldsmith, newly appointed Managing Director Europe at Ignis Asset Management, says: "Ignis is an exciting company with a unique multi-boutique structure and a range of compelling investment solutions.

Recent market conditions have made expansion into Europe an attractive proposition as many asset managers have retrenched from their European operations.

I believe now is an opportune time to enter what is one of the world's most significant markets and I am delighted to have the opportunity to grow the international business of a company that has the resource and ambition to take significant market share.

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