Zenith adds business development exec

Zenith Investment Partners has recruited Ben Bell as a business development manager to help grow the firm's presence within adviser markets in New South Wales and Western Australia.

Bell joins from Bellmont Securities where he worked as  sales manager of adviser solutions.

Before that, he spent nearly 12 years at Abrdn (Aberdeen) in a number of business development roles most recently as associate director of wholesale sales.

Earlier he worked for Credit Suisse as an institutional services executive and Towers Perrin as a business service representative.

"We're delighted to welcome Ben to the Zenith team and look forward to supporting his efforts in delivering our expanded range of managed account and research services to adviser clients in NSW and WA," said Jason Huddy chief operating officer, Zenith Investment Partners.

"Continuing our investment in supporting advisers to better service their clients with quality and timely investment data, reporting and portfolio construction insights is a priority for Zenith and Ben's appointment is a further example of this."