Channel Capital hires senior distribution head


Channel Capital has appointed Luke Mandekic as its new senior distribution director for retail, intermediaries and family office.
Mandekic, will be based in Melbourne, and responsible for the distribution across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
He is a senior member of the team and has more than 12 years of experience in the financial services industry across distribution, investment research and product development.
Prior to this, he worked as regional sales manager for Aberdeen Asset Management servicing wholesale clients and intermediaries across Victoria and Tasmania.
Prior to Aberdeen, he was a model portfolio manager at AMP where he was responsible for the construction, management and delivery of a suite of managed fund model portfolios to AMP’s network of financial advisers.
Channel’s head of distribution, Andrew King said: “Channel Capital has experienced continued solid demand for our various investment partner strategies across the retail, intermediary and wholesale market place.
“Luke’s extensive technical knowledge and experience is well suited to strategically engage our clients across the southern Regions.”
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