Standard Life Wealth appoints new head of operations

Standard Life Wealth, Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life’s discretionary fund management arm, has announced the appointment of Andy Brodie as its new head of operations.

Mr Brodie, who will be based in London, will manage the Standard Life Wealth operations function and third party suppliers. He will be part of the Leadership Team and report to CEO Richard Charnock.

Having previously worked as a director with Barclays in the wealth and investment management sector as head of UK and western Europe, and global head of credit operations, he also holds cross-industry experience with O2 and Sky.

Richard Charnock, CEO, Standard Life Wealth said: “We are delighted that Andy has joined Standard Life Wealth as Head of Operations. His direct wealth management capabilities combined with cross industry expertise will be an asset to the business and important in our strategic development.

“We have ambitious plans to grow the business and Andy will be instrumental in delivering an operations and platform strategy to support our future growth. In addition, Andy’s appointment will ensure we continue to have a robust operational platform that enables us to deliver a high level of client service.”

Mr Brodie replaces Karen Storie who is now head of business management Standard Life Wealth, responsible for “change delivery and a range of strategic transformation projects”.

Standard Life Wealth, has offices in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds, provides both target return and conventional portfolios for high net worth private clients.