Ashcourt Rowan poaches Gaius Jones from Towry for CEO role

Laura Miller
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Towry director and senior client partner Gaius Jones is to join Ashcourt Rowan as chief executive.

He will take over from Chris Williams, the outgoing chief exectuive of Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning, who will leave later this year. Jones - who will report to group chief exectuive Jonathan Polin - is being brought on to drive the management and development of the financial planning business across the UK to help deliver the group's growth plans. Polin said: "I would like to thank Chris for all he has done for the business over the years. He has been a huge support to me personally, an ally in the change we have delivered in the company, and an inspiration to his team. "Chris...

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