Brooks Macdonald has appointed Ben Mackie as an investment director, based in the firm’s Taunton office.
Mackie will join Brooks Macdonald’s Bespoke Portfolio Service team, with responsibility for managing discretionary portfolios on behalf of a range of clients.
He will also be focused on supporting and growing Brooks Macdonald’s professional adviser network in and around the South West of England and Wales.
Mackie joins Brooks Macdonald from Charles Stanley, where he was a portfolio manager. In addition to managing private client portfolios, he sat on the group’s investment strategy committee and structured product team.
Prior to Charles Stanley, he worked at Barclays Wealth and Butterfield Private Bank.
Nicholas Skelhorn, senior investment director – head of Taunton office, says: “We are very pleased that Ben has joined us. His considerable investment experience and desire to work closely with professional advisers will provide an important addition to our team as more and more professional advisers decide to outsource investment management responsibilities to specialists like Brooks Macdonald. We pride ourselves on delivering a high level of service to introducers and their clients and our continued recruitment of quality investment managers is vital in achieving this.”
Mackie says: “I am pleased to join Brooks Macdonald at such an exciting time for the business and for its Taunton office. Brooks Macdonald’s reputation across the professional adviser industry makes it an attractive place to work and I look forward to contributing to the future success of the business in the region and as a whole.”
