He joins from Fisher Wealth Management. Reporting to David Dalton-Brown, head of Fidelity International's direct business, Mr Fellows will join in July 2008, based at Fidelity's investor centre in the City. Fidelity International has also appointed Gary Shaughnessy as managing director, UK Retail. He will report to the president of Fidelity Europe, Robert Higginbotham. Mr Shaughnessy was previously at M&G and Prudential. He was most recently responsible for the UK Retail Life & Pensions business as managing director at Prudential. Mr Shaughnessy will be responsible for Fidelity International's retail distribution business and strategy in the UK, including FundsNetwork. Barclays Wealth has confirmed that it has hired Mark Embley as a private banker in Birmingham. Mr Embley, who joins from UBS, has been appointed as an associate director. Earlier in the month, Barclays Wealth appointed Graham Nicoll as regional centre head in the UK's Midlands.