Ex-Tilney chair Michael Covell moves to Ascot Lloyd

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Hannah Godfrey
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Ascot Lloyd has appointed Michael Covell as its independent chairman, replacing Grenville Turner in the role from this month.

The new chairman served as chairman of the Tilney Group between 2010 and 2016 and, prior to that, was chairman at Hawksford International from 2001 to 2008. Before Hawksford, he was managing director of the European private wealth management division at Goldman Sachs. He is currently non-executive director with Butterfield Group and C Le Masurier, a Jersey-based commercial property company. Revealed: More adviser shortlists for the 2019 PA Awards A new independent non-executive director, Wai Au, is also to join the firm as Jonathan Whiticar stands down. Wai is currently a non-execu...

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