Ed Dymott joins Aegon in 'transformation' role

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Tom Ellis
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Aegon has appointed former Fidelity man Ed Dymott to its newly-created role of managing director for transformation, innovation and growth.

Dymott will be responsible for strategic planning and "ensuring the business is well placed to capitalise on changes in adviser and customer needs", Aegon said, which will involve analysing the latest industry developments and evaluating propositional opportunities. Aegon's new appointment spent 16 years at Fidelity International and was its head of UK business development from 2012 until his exit from the firm 24 months ago in November 2016. Dymott will report to chief executive Adrian Grace. "Ed brings a combination of deep industry knowledge and a track record of aligning businesse...

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