Exeter, UK – 01 July 2026 - P1 Investment Services has appointed Nick French as Commercial Director, reinforcing the firm's commitment to accelerating growth, expanding client relationships, and strengthening its market presence.

In this newly appointed role, Nick will lead the firm's commercial strategy, focusing on business development, strategic partnerships, client engagement, and growth initiatives across both investment management and platform services.  He joins recent additions Joanne Benson and Emma Clarke, both hired earlier this year to strengthen the firm’s discretionary model portfolio offering for financial advisers.

Nick brings nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, having held senior commercial and leadership positions at Russel Investments, Malborough Group and Blackfinch. Most recently he was Commercial Director at Wealthtime. Across these positions he has led business development and commercial restructuring across platforms, discretionary services and adviser networks.

James Priday, CEO of P1 Investment Services, said: “We are seeing significant growth in demand for our services, and Nick has the commercial background and adviser relationships that will make a real difference as we continue to scale. He joins at exactly the right moment as we continue to build out our business development and account management capabilities. Nick will play a key role in helping us deepen client relationships, identify new opportunities and deliver on our long-term strategic ambitions of delivering cost-effective, high-quality investment platform and MPS solutions that meet the evolving and varying needs of advisers and their clients."

French said: "P1 is at an exciting point of its growth, delivering a quality proposition for advisers and their clients alike. I have spent the better part of three decades helping advice businesses grow and know how important the right investment and platform partner matters. P1 has a fantastic vision and team, and I’m thrilled to be working closely with the advice firms that P1 serves, helping them to further build an exceptional offering."

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