Barclays Wealth has appointed Nathan Dawes as head of marketing and communications for its direct brokerage business, Barclays Stockbrokers.

Mr Dawes joins Barclays Wealth from ninemsn, where as group marketing manager he was responsible across a portfolio of brands including Hotmail and MSN Messenger in Australia and New Zealand. He will report to Tom Ryan, director of marketing and proposition, who has responsibility for strategy and planning across the Barclays Stockbrokers business.

Based in London, Mr Dawes will be responsible for managing Barclays Stockbrokers’ end-to-end marketing function, from customer insight, brand strategy, creative development and integrated product campaigns.