European Wealth chief executive John Morton has stepped down from his role and will be replaced by non-executive director Marianne Ismail on an interim basis.
Morton was appointed as chief executive in August 2016, having joined European Wealth as executive chairman in 2010 when the group was set up. The news came a week after European Wealth said Morton would be taking an "agreed leave of absence". Ismail will replace Morton and become acting chief executive with immediate effect. Ismail joined European Wealth as a non-executive director in December 2015 and had previously worked as a managing director for Morgan Stanley's asset management business in London and New York. She had also worked as Global Wealth Management Europe chief exec...
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