European Wealth appoints John Morton as CEO

Chief operating officer Simon Ray made executive director

Victoria McKeever
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London IFA European Wealth has appointed John Morton as its new chief executive following a reshuffle at the company's executive board.

Morton, who joined European Wealth as executive chairman in 2010, has 32 years of experience in financial services, specialising in investment strategy and mergers and acquisitions of wealth businesses. He became group chief executive of Syndicate Asset Management after its acquisition of Ashcourt in 2006, having worked as chief executive of Ashcourt for the six years before that.   European Wealth bought IFA ISM Solutions for £3m last year, saying it planned to make further bolt-on acquisitions down the line. The reshuffle at the firm also saw non-executive director Kenneth West a...

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