Ex Baillie Gifford sales head Edwards joins EIS provider

Ken Edwards, the well-known IFA sales head who retired from Baillie Gifford in 2011, has joined Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provider Calculus Capital.

Edwards (pictured), who spent 12 years at Baillie Gifford, has joined Calculus as a non-executive director. In his new role, he will be promoting EIS investing among IFAs and wealth managers, as part of a move to make the investments more mainstream. The hire is something of a coup for EIS. Edwards had spent more than 40 years in the financial services industry before his departure from Baillie Gifford last year, working at groups including roles at Hill Samuel and later at Barclays' unit trust business. After leaving Baillie Gifford Edwards continued to work at smaller firms within t...