Channel Capital expands team with the appointment of Queensland based Distribution Director

SYDNEY, 29 July 2021, Channel Capital has appointed distribution director Sam Mirls to its Brisbane office as its investment manager stable and product suite grows within the advice, wholesale and family office sector. Sam will be responsible for managing and building relationships with advisers, family office and wholesale clients across Queensland.

Sam, who is originally from Brisbane and has more than eight years’ experience in financial services, joins from GSFM Pty Ltd where he was a Business Development Manager responsible for adviser relationships throughout NSW. Sam has held roles as an Associate Director at FIIG Securities and served as a Private Wealth Adviser at Wilsons Stockbroking & Advisory, providing investment advice across a number of asset classes.

Channel Capital’s head of distribution, Andrew King said: “Sam’s appointment is a continuation of our commitment to invest in long term relationships with Queensland clients and to meet the increased demand we are seeing across our private and public asset classes. Sam is a well-regarded individual within the advice and wealth space and we’re very fortunate to have him join Channel Capital. As the growth of our investment offering continues, we aim to attract high quality talent to support the needs of our clients. We’re very excited to have Sam as part of the team.”  

The appointment of Sam Mirls follows that of Phelim O'Neil, who was also hired as a Distribution Director for Channel Capital's Sydney office earlier this year.

Channel Capital is a multi-partner asset management business dedicated to building and supporting a unique group of investment managers worldwide. Channel Capital provides a range of services including incubation, operations, distribution, marketing and responsible entity services to eight investment management firms with associated assets of A$18 billion as of 30 June 2021. The Channel Capital Group also comprises three subsidiary companies − Channel Investment Management Limited, Channel Capital Cayman, and more recently Eolas Capital LLC – a New York based firm that provides tailored capital and business infrastructure solutions for specialist and boutique investment managers.