Charles Stanley has appointed Ian Sackfield to lead the group’s 20 regional branches. Sackfield will become managing director for the firm’s investment managing services. Based in Manchester, he will be responsible for business development and productivity as well as branch oversight. He will report to head of investment management services Peter Kelk and will join the business’s executive committee. Sackfield (pictured) was chief executive for 10 years between 2008 and 2018, he joined the company back in 1987 and became a director in 2001. Prior to taking on the role of CEO he was promoted to head of private banking in 2008.