James Hay appoints new CEO as Alastair Conway prepares to step down

CEO since 2013

Sophie King
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James Hay has appointed a new chief executive officer as its current CEO Alastair Conway prepares to step down after seven years in the role.

Richard Rowney will replace Conway (pictured), who has been the adviser platform and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) administrator's CEO since 2013. Rowney was previously group CEO at LV= where he worked for thirteen years, leading the life and pensions division. James Hay chairman Mark Dearsley said: "I would like to thank Alastair for leading the business over the last seven years, especially for steering it through change of ownership last year and the recent separation from Saunderson House. "We are delighted to have attracted a new leader of Richard's calibre who has such s...

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