UK wealth manager Towry Law has appointed David Middleton to the newly created role of head of Strategic Marketing, to lead the development of client propositions with a particular emphasis on product development, product delivery and marketing strategies.

Mr Middleton joins from Gartmore Investment Management, where he was head of Commercial Development, and was previously commercial director at Coutts and a main board director of Coutts & Co.

He joined Coutts, to open their office in Hong Kong, from UBS.