Friends Provident International appoints Jamie McNish as Key Accounts Director

McNish joins from Swiss Life where he was responsible for their DIFC based business and for developing wealth planning solutions for High Net Worth Individuals across the Middle East and Africa.

Prior to joining Swiss Life, McNish worked for Zurich Financial Services, where he had oversight of their bank distribution in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.

Matthew Waterfield, FPI's General Manager, Middle East and Africa, said, "I am delighted to welcome Jamie to the FPI team. He brings with him a wealth of experience of the international financial services market place - especially the Middle East. I am sure he will make an immediate impact with both our distribution partners and the FPI sales team."

Jamie McNish, said, "It's great to be joining the highly successful FPI team at such an exciting time in the strategic evolution of the Middle East business. FPI is well known in the market for delivering superb distributor support and customer service. I am really looking forward to the challenge of developing the existing distribution network and working with the team to deliver an even more compelling proposition for our distribution partners."