Leadership shuffle at Standard Life's 1825

Ahead of 'next phase of development'

Hannah Godfrey
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A leadership shuffle at 1825 has seen CEO Steve Murray assume the newly created role of chairman in addition to taking on the wider role of managing director, commercial and strategy for Standard Life.

1825 chief operating officer Julie Scott is to take Murray's place as CEO and both of them will continue to sit on Standard Life's executive committee. At the same time, Michael Wall - formerly a regional director of Old Mutual Wealth - has joined the 1825 senior leadership team, with an initial focus on business development across all the planning firms. The Standard Life-owned financial planning business said Murray's new role as chairman would support the continuation of 1825's "successful acquisition and organic growth strategy" and allow him to focus more on the strategic develop...

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