Brewins names new chairman and CEO as Matheson steps down

Katrina Lloyd
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Brewin Dolphin has appointed Simon Miller to the role of non-executive chairman and David Nicol as chief executive in a board reshuffle.

Miller joined the board in October 2005 and has been deputy chairman since February 2012. Jamie Matheson, executive chairman, has stepped down from the board after eight years in the role and forty years in the City. Nicol, who will become the new CEO, joined the board as a non-executive director in March 2012. He had worked for Morgan Stanley in both operations and finance roles. Nicol was appointed a director of Morgan Stanley International in 2004 and served on the board until 2010. Nicol said: "Our success under Jamie's leadership has been built on meeting the individual needs ...

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