O'Dwyer replaces Matthews as Standard Life CEO

Matthews steps down after 28 years at the firm

Carmen Reichman
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Standard Life's pensions and savings chief executive Paul Matthews is standing down and will be replaced by current life assurance CEO Barry O'Dwyer.

Matthews will leave the company in August after 28 years at the firm. His place on the board as executive director will be taken over by O'Dwyer in March. O'Dwyer initially joined Standard Life in 1988 and between then and 2008 held various marketing, product development and actuarial roles. From 2008 to 2013 he held senior roles with HBOS and Prudential, including as Prudential's deputy chief executive for the UK and Europe. He rejoined Standard Life in 2013 as managing director of workplace and corporate pensions, before being appointed CEO of life assurance in 2016. His salary as ...

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