Nominis Advisory ANGUS CAMPBELL Director of Nominis Advisory
Q I remember when I first saw you on TV around 2005. What was it like to first appear on TV in front of millions on CNBC? I headed up the sales team at Finspreads (part of IFX Markets) back then and became very irritated by watching the likes of Bloomberg and CNBC television which always featured competitor commentators so I thought “right, enough is enough, it’s time for us to get our name out there and get on these channels”. I searched around for CNBC’s telephone number and called the interviews desk, not really knowing what to expect nor what I was going to say and it was just a stroke of luck that the producer picked up. Being a salesman at the time I pitched him as I would any client and I did not expect the response I got, which was one of enthusiasm that there was someone else they’d be able to get on their market analysis rota. Before I knew it I was booked on to go into their studios for a live interview. As you can probably imagine I was more than just a little nervous, especially as it was going to be a discussion around the Bank of England’s interest rate decision that day. I had no idea what to expect from this first live studio experience and just kept wishing I wouldn’t make a fool of myself. Thankfully, they just wanted to test my quickly and it was very brief as they just asked me one question. Afterwards the producer said that all went well and so from then on television interviews became a much more regular occurrence. Q You have an incredibly long track record in this industry, how have you seen it evolve from your days at City Index until now? When I left university in 2001 I will never forget opening an account with IG Index and you were able to trade online with them, but you were sent a CD to download their software which was nothing more than a messaging application. If you wanted a
GAME CHANGERS Issue #24
Angus Campbell. Director at Nominis Advisory
