Euan Munro appointed as CEO of Newton Investment Management
Euan Munro appointed as CEO of Newton Investment Management
Newton Investment Management (Newton), part of BNY Mellon Investment Management, announced today the appointment of Euan Munro as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval in the UK. Munro will join Newton on June 23, 2021 and will report to Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management.
Munro's accomplished investment career spans three decades. Most recently, he was CEO of Aviva Investors and a member of the global executive committee for seven years. Under Munro's leadership, Aviva Investors was transformed into a leading UK asset manager with total assets under management growing significantly.
Prior to this, Munro was head of global multi-asset and fixed interest investing at Standard Life Investments.
Commenting on his appointment, Hanneke Smits, chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Investment Management, said: “Euan is an exceptional leader with a proven track record in the investment industry and we are delighted that he will be joining Newton as its CEO His investment credentials and extensive experience leading one of the UK’s larger asset managers with a presence in the institutional, intermediary and retail markets, are highly relevant to Newton and we look forward to warmly welcoming him soon.”
Munro, CEO designate of Newton, said, “This is an exciting time to be joining Newton – a global asset manager full of talented people, high quality investment solutions and an incredibly strong heritage in responsible investment. I’m looking forward to building upon this strong foundation and continuing to enhance Newton’s investment offering to help clients achieve their goals.”
Andrew Downs will continue as Newton’s interim CEO until Euan joins the company and receives approval from the FCA. Following this, Andrew will resume his role as chief operating officer of Newton. Downs assumed the role of interim CEO of Newton in August when Hanneke Smits began her transition to CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management.