Ross Scott joins Alpha FMC as executive director

Ross Scott has joined Alpha FMC’s UK wealth administration consulting crew as a director. He’s the asset administration, wealth administration and insurance coverage business consultancy’s fourth senior rent since October 2023.

Talking on his arrival, Scott commented, “Given the numerous modifications being seen within the wealth administration and personal banking market globally, and Alpha being recognised as market main inside this sector this can be a logical subsequent step for me. I’m trying ahead to getting began and assist additional cement Alpha FMC’s scale and knowledgeable proposition, whereas delivering high quality outcomes for our purchasers.”

Headquartered within the UK and quoted on the AIM of the London Inventory Alternate, Alpha FMC is a number one international supplier of specialist consultancy providers to the asset administration, wealth administration and insurance coverage industries. Because the agency appears to be like to boost this fame, Scott’s appointment follows the rent of Scott Lee to Alpha FMC’s wealth crew in January 2024, together with Jamie Forrester, Caroline Burkart and Basak Alhan Aydin late in 2023.

Primarily based in Edinburgh, Scott joins Alpha FMC from Deloitte, the place he has been a director main main change and transformation programmes throughout the monetary providers sector. That remit has include a particular give attention to threat advisory and remediation work inside international wealth managers and personal banks.

All through his 14 years with the Large 4 agency, he has been based mostly and labored with purchasers throughout UK, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong. In the meantime, previous to Deloitte, Scott spent 4 years at NatWest and holds a level in economics and administration from the College of Aberdeen.

Chris Kroeger, head of UK asset and wealth administration at Alpha FMC, added, “We now have seen sustained demand for our providers in wealth administration and personal banking over the previous 12 months, validating our perception and ambition on this market. In Ross, we’ve one other highly-talented Director to affix Scott, Jamie and the crew to speed up our development. 2024 appears to be like like an thrilling 12 months for Alpha in wealth administration and personal banking, with our new hires on board, and I stay up for serving to new and current purchasers capitalise on this engaging market.”