Deutsche Asset & Wealth appoints Kent as distribution head

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has named Jonathan Kent as head of financial intermediaries distribution for the UK and Ireland.

Kent, who joins from Deutsche Bank's institutional client group in the corporate banking and securities division, will be responsible for UK and Irish intermediary accounts as well as private banks, wealth managers, asset managers and multi-managers. He will report to David Morrow, head of UK distribution, global client group at the firm. Kent previously held roles at J.P. Morgan, Robert Fleming & Co, and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private Bank. "Not only is he an expert on the market and regulatory environment, but he also has a great deal of experience selling the products that no...