Jupiter CFO departs in reshuffle

Leaving after six years

Jupiter chief financial officer Philip Johnson is to step down following a reshuffle of the firm's executive committee.

The group said the promotion of fund operations, HR and investment operations executives to the firm's executive commitee and the appointment of a global head of distribution and chief investment officer had led to a "narrowing" of the CFO role. Johnson's current responsibilities as CFO include finance, treasury, information technology, compliance, risk and investor relations. Appointed CFO of Jupiter in 2009, Johnson has agreed to stay until 30 May 2016 while the firm seeks a replacement. Jupiter weathers Q3 with £196m net mutual fund inflows Maarten Slendebroek, chief executiv...