Former Prudential group chief executive (CEO) Mark FitzPatrick is believed to be the top candidate to replace Andrew Croft as CEO of St James’s Place (SJP).
FitzPatrick served in the top job at Prudential for about a year, before becoming special adviser to the CEO and a member of the Prudential board in March 2023. He joined the company in 2019 as chief financial officer and chief operating from Deloitte, where he worked for 26 years. According to reports from Sky News, the board of SJP had highlighted FitzPatrick as its preferred choice to succeed Croft. Headhunter Russell Raynolds Associates is handling the recruitment process and a conclusion could be reached as early as next month. Other candidates are still being considered, but ...
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