Denver-headquartered Curian Capital, a registered investment advisor that provides a fee-based managed account platform to financial professionals, has promoted Derek Zachmann to vice president of corporate development.

Mr Zachmann will oversee a team that provides ongoing support to broker-dealers licensed to use Curian’s investment platform. He will also assist in developing strategic programs designed to advance the company’s primary account relationships.

Previously, Mr Zachmann served as assistant vice president of corporate development for Curian, where he was responsible for managing broker-dealer relationships and assisting key account partners with the use of the firm’s platform. He will continue to report to Dan Maurer, Curian’s senior vice president of marketing.

Prior to joining Curian in 2002, Mr Zachmann held various positions with Charles Schwab & Co and the Berger financial group.

Curian is an indirect subsidiary of UK-based insurance and financial services giant Prudential plc.