Nikko Asset Management has promoted John Howland-Jackson to EMEA CEO, following Udo von Werne's decision to leave the firm.
Howland-Jackson, currently the group's European limited chairman will take up the position on 1 January 2018, subject to regulatory approval, with von Werne set to exit the company at the end of the year. The EMEA CEO joined Nikko from Pictet Asset Management in February 2016, where he was head of institutional clients. He also held roles at Zurich Financial Services and UBS. Based in London, Howland-Jackson will be in control of all aspects of the firm's business across EMEA, reporting to president and CEO Takumi Shibata. He joined the firm as EMEA vice chairman in 2014, having h...
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