Union Bancaire Privée has announced that it has appointed Philippe Broadhead as Head of Sales – UK in its Asset Management division.

Broadhead brings with him over 20 years experience in the UK investment market, working with a wide variety of clients. Prior to joining UBP he held a number of positions over the course of eight years at Legal & General Investment Management, including Head of UK Institutional Distribution, Head of Hedge Fund Distribution and Head of Multimanager Investments. Before working for Legal & General he had business development roles at Friends Ivory & Sime and Friends Provident.

Nicolas Faller, Head of Sales – Europe at UBP Asset Management, is delighted with the recruitment. He said, “As well as being a consummate salesman, Philippe has the ability to spot market trends early on and match the right products with the right investors. I have no doubt that he will use his experience to drive our UK business forward.”

Broadhead said: “UBP has ambitious growth plans and it offers an excellent range of traditional and niche products that I believe will prove popular with UK investors. I look forward to playing a part in this important stage of UBP Asset Management’s development and using my experience across the range of distribution channels to further boost the company’s profile in the United Kingdom.”