Armour appointed Invesco Perpetual CEO as Robertson retires

Natalie Kenway
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Invesco Perpetual has announced Mark Armour will take over as CEO at the end of this year, following the retirement of James Robertson.

Robertson has been in poor health and has made the decision to retire at the end of 2013. Armour, who has lead the group's global institutional business since 2007, will take over as head of EMEA region, including the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East. He will work with Robertson for the remainder of the year to ensure a smooth transition. Armour joined Invesco in 2002, when he was appointed as CEO of Invesco Australia. In September 2006, he became head of global sales and service for Invesco's institutional business, and in January 2007 became head of Invesco Instituti...

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