Middleton's remit is to deliver the group’s commercial strategy and bring the business development and marketing functions into a single structure, the firm said in a statement. He will also lead the development of the group’s digital client offer, including Bestinvest, working with Mayank Prakash, group chief operations officer.     

Middleton is joining from British Gas where he was commercial, sales and marketing director and latterly managing director of British Gas Zero. At British Gas, he gained experience of regulated financial services through his leadership of British Gas Insurance Limited, a top ten UK insurer. Prior to British Gas, he was commercial director at easyJet, joining the firm in a group strategy role before moving into the commercial function.

Burgess Mee Family Law
UK-based Burgess Mee Family Law has appointed family law partner Rachel Freeman. She is joining from Kingsley Napley where she was a partner.

Freeman, who has more than 20 years’ experience across all areas of family law, has expertise in complex financial cases and disputes in relation to children.  

Indefi
Indefi, a strategy advisor for asset managers, has appointed former a CEO in France for HSBC’s private bank as a senior advisor.

Daniel Roy, based in Paris, was formerly CEO of La Banque Postale Asset Management, CEO of HSBC Private Bank France and CEO of Natexis Asset Management, which later merged with Ixis Asset Management to become Natixis Investment Managers. Most recently, Roy served as head of development at Generali Asset & Wealth Management.

Roy will advise Indefi’s global asset management clients on growth activities, in particular, focusing on inorganic growth in the form of mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

In September 2023, Jim McCaughan, former CEO of Principal Asset Management, joined as US practice leader, Indefi said.

The business operates in Europe and the US.