2 Mar 2010
Russell Investments has announced the appointment of Alistair Wilson, John Dowson and Lester Curley to their UK Private Client Services team.
John Dowson, Regional Director, North England, joins from Scottish Widows UK, where he was an Investment Development Manager, providing sales, marketing and technical support on investment issues. John has worked in Financial Services for over 34 years, and prior to working at Scottish Widows worked for Scottish Provident International, Scottish Amicable European and Provincial Insurance and Prolific Life and Pensions.
Alistair Wilson, Regional Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland, joins from Skandia where he was regional sales manager responsible for managing a team of consultants throughout Scotland. Alistair worked at Skandia for 19 years in a different number of roles.
Lester Curley, Regional Director, Midlands, joins from Standard Life where he was Business Development Manager for the Sales Investment Team, and was in charge of creating and reviewing the regional strategy for investment business. He previously worked for GE Life and Aviva, and is a financial services specialist with over 20 years experience.
John Dowson, Regional Director, North England, joins from Scottish Widows UK, where he was an Investment Development Manager, providing sales, marketing and technical support on investment issues. John has worked in Financial Services for over 34 years, and prior to working at Scottish Widows worked for Scottish Provident International, Scottish Amicable European and Provincial Insurance and Prolific Life and Pensions.
Alistair Wilson, Regional Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland, joins from Skandia where he was regional sales manager responsible for managing a team of consultants throughout Scotland. Alistair worked at Skandia for 19 years in a different number of roles.
Lester Curley, Regional Director, Midlands, joins from Standard Life where he was Business Development Manager for the Sales Investment Team, and was in charge of creating and reviewing the regional strategy for investment business. He previously worked for GE Life and Aviva, and is a financial services specialist with over 20 years experience.
Peter Hugh Smith, Managing Director, UK Private Client Services at Russell Investments, commented on the appointments “We are delighted to welcome Alistair, John and Lester to the team. They bring a wealth of retail experience which will help us drive forward our business in this area. These appointments demonstrate our belief in service not selling, and our commitment to helping advisers to provide the best service possible for their clients.”

