Octopus Investments CEO Benjamin Davis to exit

Departing executive joined in 2010

Patrick Brusnahan
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Benjamin Davis, chief executive of fund management at Octopus Investments, will be stepping down from his role at the company in the coming weeks.

Davis held a number of roles in his 14 years at the firm, including investment director at Octopus Investments, deputy CEO of Octopus Healthcare and CEO of Octopus Real Estate. In a LinkedIn post, he said: "It has been an amazing journey. When I joined back in 2010 we had 150 employees, approximately £1.5bn funds under management and a very ropey office. Today, Octopus is a proud B Corp with 750 employees and over £10bn funds under management in areas that really matter… and has given birth to the mighty Octopus Energy." He also stated that leadership would continue under Simon Rogers...

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