Laidlaw departs Skandia Australia
Ross Laidlaw
Skandia chief executive Ross Laidlaw has announced he is leaving the business he set up seven years ago to accept a Sweden-based role with the company.
Replacing him across two new roles will be Andrew Black as head of Skandia’s retail business and John Gethin-Jones as chief executive of Skandia’s asset management business, Intech.
Black was previously managing St George Bank’s margin lending and private client division while Gethin-Jones headed up Queensland Investment Corporation’s domestic and international equity teams.
Commenting on his plans for Skandia’s platform business, Black said he would be focusing on improving productivity and service levels.
Laidlaw has accepted the role of Skandia’s chief investment and marketing officer for the European and Latin American markets.
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