Abrdn hires finance chief from NatWest's Coutts
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - British fund manager abrdn (ABDN.L), opens new tab said on Friday it would appoint Siobhan Boylan, an executive at NatWest's private bank Coutts, to become its next finance chief.
Abrdn had been looking for a permanent successor to former Chief Financial Officer Jason Windsor after he stepped up to become CEO last year following the sudden departure of predecessor Stephen Bird.
Boylan is expected to join abrdn in the summer, abrdn said, adding that interim CFO Ian Jenkins would continue in the role for the time being.
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