Euan Munro named CEO of BNY Mellon IM's boutique Newton

Former CEO of Aviva Investors

Mike Sheen
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Former chief executive of Aviva Investors Euan Munro has been appointed as CEO of Newton Investment Management.

Munro, who recently left Aviva after seven years in the role, will join the BNY Mellon Investment Management boutique on 23 June, subject to regulatory approval. Newton's interim CEO Andrew Downs will continue in the role until Munro joins the company, at which point he will resume his role as chief operating officer of Newton. Munro, who joined Aviva Investors in 2013from Standard Life Investments and sits on the Investment Association's investment committee, will report to CEO of BNY Mellon IM Hanneke Smits. Commenting on the appointment, Smits described Munro as an "exceptional ...

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