Zenith Investment Partners appoints National Sales Manager

Zenith Investment Partners has announced the appointment of David Parr as national sales manager, effective 8 May 2018.

In this newly-created role, he will report to managing partner David Smythe and work alongside current national sales manager John Nicoll and key account manager John Ryan, focusing on building Zenith's managed account and investment research business for financial advice practices nationally.

Parr, who has experience in both funds management and investment research, was previously CEO and founding partner of Concise Asset Management, a Melbourne-based Australian equity fund manager.

Prior to this, he spent five years as director of sales and marketing at UBS Global Asset Management, where he was responsible for all wholesale managed investment sales in southern Australian states. He also previously held research roles at both InvestorWeb and Lonsdale Securities.

Commenting on his appointment at Zenith, Smythe said: "We are delighted to have David join Zenith at a time of significant growth and opportunity for the business, particularly in the managed accounts space. David brings a unique skill set to our sales team on top of his relationship experience, that includes a successful track record running a fund manager and first-hand understanding of the research landscape. David will add significant firepower to our advice-based relationship approach with dealer groups."