Barclays Wealth appoints Head of Long-Only Distribution
11 November 2010, London
Mike Haslam joins the Global Research and Investments team
Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth manager, has today announced a senior appointment within its Global Research & Investments team. Mike Haslam joins as the Head of Long-Only Distribution, focusing primarily on the UK & Ireland and International Private Banking (EMEA) businesses.
In this role, Mike will work with the product origination and investment advisory teams within Global Research & Investments to deliver our long-only solutions to our bankers and their clients, in alignment with their needs and objectives, on which we give guidance through our investment philosophy framework.
Mike's background is in the asset manager industry. He joins Barclays Wealth from Gartmore, where he was their investment marketing specialist, and he has held similar roles at M&G and Threadneedle, focusing primarily on their long-only equity and bond products.
Mike will report to Craig Lewis, EMEA Head of Relationship Management & Distribution, who commented:
"We continue to build out our origination and distribution capabilities within the Global Research & Investments team, and Mike is a key hire, complementing our existing strength across structured products and alternative investments. This breadth and depth in the team will strengthen our offering, increase our productive capacity and further improve client experience."
For further information contact:
Will Bowen, Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
+44 (0) 20 3134 7744
