M&G Investments UK retail sales head Watson departs after 25 years

Neil Brown appointed interim head of UK wholesale distribution

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Head of UK retail sales at M&G Investments Andrew Watson has left after more than 25 years with the firm, Investment Week has learned.

Watson joined the firm in 1994 from Prolific Financial Management as a broker sales consultant. He then rose through the ranks, serving as director of strategic partnerships, then director of UK advisory and partnership sales, before carrying out more than three years in his most recent role. His duties have been taken up by director of global retail sales management Neil Brown, who has been appointed interim head of UK wholesale distribution. Brown has been with M&G Investments for 19 years and previously served as director of UK discretionary sales between 2007 and 2013. BNY Mellon ...

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