Keith Skeoch to succeed Peter Harrison as chair of IA board

Board makes two deputy chair appointments

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Keith Skeoch, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen, has been appointed the new chair of the Investment Association (IA) board, replacing Schroders group CEO Peter Harrison.

The IA also appointed Michelle Scrimgeour, chief executive of Legal & General Investment Management, and Patrick Thomson, chief executive for EMEA of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, as deputy chairs, as part of a move to "bolster" its long-term strategic direction and industry leadership. They replace Skeoch, who had been made deputy chair of the IA board in September 2019 for a two-year term, while Harrison is set to step down as his three-year term as chairman comes to an end. Investment Association to split IA Global Emerging Markets Bond sector All three appointments, which were ...

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