Martin Currie makes double hire in distribution team

For Europe and the Americas

Jayna Rana
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Legg Mason affiliate Martin Currie has appointed two heads of distribution in Europe and the Americas.

Barry MacLennan has joined the group as head of wholesale distribution in Europe and will responsible for aligning resources and strategies between Martin Currie and Legg Mason in the UK and across Europe. He will be based in Edinburgh. He joined from Standard Life Investments where he worked for 18 years, predominantly within the firm's wholesale management team. Here, he helped to develop and lead a team of investment specialists focused on the group's relationship with internal and external distribution network. Martin Currie the latest firm to restructure as Pickard departs Mea...

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