Bell Financial appoints acting chairman
Bell Financial Group has announced that Colin Bell will be stepping down as chairman temporarily due to health reasons.
However, he would remain on the board of Bell Financial as an executive director, the firm said.
Bell Financial’s managing director, Alastair Provan, would hold the role of acting chairman, effective immediately.
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