UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Stephen Hutton as Head of UK Wholesale. Hutton joins from Zurich Intermediary Group where he was Northern Head of Distribution and Platform Proposition. 

Hutton will be responsible for developing the UK Wholesale business, which has GBP2.3 billion in assets under management, and will oversee an eight strong UK sales team.
 
Hutton has over 25 years of experience in the UK Wholesale market. Prior to Zurich Intermediary Group, he oversaw Fidelity International’s IFA sales team. He has also worked for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership and Invesco Perpetual Investment Management. 

Rob Lay, Head of Wholesale, Europe and the Middle East at UBS Global Asset Management, says: “Stephen has an outstanding track record of delivering results within the UK wholesale market and I believe he will be a real asset.  We have made great strides in building our third party wholesale capabilities in the UK and Europe and Stephen’s appointment is a key part of this strategic initiative. The team and I are looking forward to working with him.”