Octopus Investments CEO Benjamin Davis to depart

Joined in 2010

Patrick Brusnahan
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Benjamin Davis, chief executive of fund management at Octopus Investments, will be stepping down from his role at the company in the coming weeks.

Davis held a number of roles in his 14 years at the firm, including investment director at Octopus Investments, deputy CEO of Octopus Healthcare and CEO of Octopus Real Estate. FCA revises 'exceptional circumstances' for publicising investigations In a LinkedIn post, he said: "It has been an amazing journey. When I joined back in 2010 we had 150 employees, approximately £1.5bn funds under management and a very ropey office. Today, Octopus is a proud B Corp with 750 employees and over £10bn funds under management in areas that really matter… and has given birth to the mighty Octopus En...

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