Mattioli Woods board members resign in 'rebalancing'

Remain in senior management team

Natalie Kenway
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Wealth manager Mattioli Woods has announced two directors have stepped down from its board as it moves to clearly separate the board of directors from senior management.

In a stock exchange announcement, the group said chief operating officer Mark Smith and employee benefits managing director Alan Fergusson had resigned from the board with immediate effect in a streamlining move "in order to underpin its governance and control standards". This follows internal and external reviews of the effectiveness of the company's board, its sub-committees and the group's senior executive management framework, the statement added. Mattioli Woods to acquire Amati Global Investors in £3.3m deal The board will now consist of six members, reduced from eight, compri...

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