Bennelong’s Davidson to lead Powerwrap


Platform provider Powerwrap has appointed Bennelong Wealth partners chief executive, William Davidson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
The company announced that Davidson had been employed to oversee the next stage of Powerwrap’s growth.
It said Powerwrap director, Chris Brant, who had acted as managing director an interim basis, would assist in the transition and would remain as a non-executive director.,
Davidson will formally take up his CEO duties in January, next year.
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