North Square Investments today announced industry veteran Martin Gawne had joined its leadership team as Head of Marketing. The announcement was made by CEO Mark Goodwin, who said Martin will report to Head of Distribution Phil Callahan.

"Martin's background, experience, motivation, and commitment will serve as a critical component to consistently achieve our mission, vision and values to grow the breadth of North Square Investment's client base, array of strategies and assets under management," Goodwin said.

"As the Head of Marketing, Martin will be responsible for all aspects of marketing North Square and our investments products, including strategic marketing plans, product marketing, digital assets, thought leadership, executive and corporate communications, brand management and team development," Callahan added. "We are delighted to have Martin bring his considerable experience and skill set to our team to help build North Square in a significant way."

"I am thrilled to be joining North Square Investments at an important stage of their exciting growth trajectory, Gawne said, "I look forward to helping build North Square Investments marketing communications capabilities and brand."

I am thrilled to be joining North Square Investments at an important stage of their exciting growth trajectory

Martin joins North Square Investments with more than three decades of experience in the asset management industry.

Most recently, Martin was vice president and director of external communications for Ariel Investments, where he was responsible for managing public and media relations for Ariel's domestic and global investment teams and executive leadership, as well as supporting internal and external marketing communications and brand initiatives.

His prior experience includes senior positions with Adams Street Partners, Aviva Investors Americas, and William Blair & Company, where he was the first Marketing Director for the William Blair Funds. Martin started his career as a financial reporter for Knight-Ridder Financial News and is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

North Square is committed to the sourcing, vetting and delivery of institutional quality, active investment managers to their financial intermediary partners which include broker dealers, wealth management advisors, RIAs, family offices, retirement plans and private banks. The firm delivers value to its investment partners by providing support services