Limerick financial firm recruits chief investment officer as it targets ambitious growth

BOSSES at city financial planners Metis Ireland have appointed a new chief investment officer as the firm looks to grow to €1bn of funds under management.

Declan King joins the O’Connell Street based firm from Davy Select Ireland.

Here, he held the role of head of investments as part of a nine year career with the stockbroker.

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Mr King began his financial consultancy career in New York with First Derivatives in 2011, before returning to Ireland in 2014 to join Deloitte, followed by his move to Davy.

Originally from Tramore in Waterford, he graduated from University College Cork with a First Class Honours Degree in civil and environmental engineering.

He holds both Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst professional designations.

Managing director of Metis Ireland Carl Widger said: “Since we started Metis Ireland in 2014, we’ve experienced exponential, organic growth thanks to our approach of providing our clients, be they individuals, businesses or families, with the highest-quality, bespoke financial planning solutions.

“Welcoming Declan to the team represents a significant appointment and further strengthens our investment and wealth management credentials. We’re delighted to have him on board and know he will be a major asset in helping us to achieve our ambitious target of growing our assets under management to €1bn over the next couple of years.”

Mr King added: “The agile structure at Metis Ireland allows us to create highly-tailored, bespoke solutions for our clients, which is an exciting prospect for me.”

Metis Ireland currently employs a team of 23 across its Limerick and Dublin offices, with recent promotions including former Dublin GAA football star, Paddy Andrews, as director of private clients.