Nucleus appoints former Standard Life executive as CFO

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Nucleus has appointed former Standard Life chief operating officer Aileen Mathieson as chief financial officer (CFO).

Mathieson will start her role in March and replaces Neil Howitt who, since November, has taken up a consultancy role within the business. Mathieson will sit on the Nucleus board and will be responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the IFA-owned wrap. She will report to founder and CEO David Ferguson. She joins from Standard Life Savings (UK) where, as chief operating officer, she oversaw the execution of platform strategy. Prior to her stint at Standard Life, she held a number of senior finance roles within Diageo plc. "With over 60 high quality member-IFA firms signed ...

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