Brooks Macdonald UK investment management chief Holmes steps down

Leaves after 22 years with the firm

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UK investment management director of Brooks Macdonald Nick Holmes is to step down and leave the company after 22 years.

Holmes (pictured) will relinquish his board position on 30 November before leaving the firm entirely at the end of 2018. Head of London Robin Eggar and head of regions John Wallace will co-lead the UK Investment Management business and will report to chief executive Caroline Connellan. Brooks Macdonald makes raft of senior leadership changes Holmes joined Brooks Macdonald as a trainee investment manager in 1996, before taking up responsibility for the day-to-day management of the asset management arm of the business in early 2017. New UK investment management co-lead Eggar joined B...

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