Five Wealth co-founder and chair retires

Phill Dewhurst set up the firm in 2016

Isabel Baxter
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Five Wealth co-founder and chairman, Phill Dewhurst, will be retiring from the Manchester-based independent wealth management firm at the end of this month.

Dewhurst is one of five founding members and set up Five Wealth in 2016 alongside Chris Little, Phil Shaw, Steve Jordan, and Steve Hughes. He will be retiring on 31 July but will remain a shareholder in the business. Five Wealth confirmed that the wider management team remains unchanged and has recently been strengthened with the appointment of chief operating officer Glenn Urquhart and compliance manager Charlotte Woodward. Over the last decade, the firm said Dewhurst has helped significantly grow the team and its client base. Five Wealth now has a headcount of more than 40 and re...

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