Tilney hires former RAC chief as CEO to replace Peter Hall

Hall stepping down after seven years

Jayna Rana
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Tilney Group has appointed Chris Woodhouse as chief executive officer, as Peter Hall steps down after seven years in the role.

In his most recent role, Woodhouse was CEO of UK motoring and financial services group RAC for five years. Prior to this, he held senior management roles at a number of UK brands including Debenhams and Homebase. Former CEO Peter Hall (pictured) will step down after seven years at the firm, which has more recently seen strong growth following acquisitions of Towry and Ingenious Asset Management. Hall is to become an adviser to Permira pursuing investment opportunities in global wealth management. Will Samuel, chairman of Tilney, said: "We are delighted to welcome Chris to Tilney wh...

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