Deverall departs Hunter Hall
The executive chairman of funds manager, Hunter Hall International, Peter Hall, has stepped back into the chief executive role following the resignation of the firm's chief executive, David Deverall.
The company announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) late yesterday that Deverall was resigning his position including from the Hunter Hall board effective from 5 February.
The announcement said Hall would act as interim chief executive while the company undertook a search process to identify the best possible chief executive to advance the business.
At the same time as announcing Deverall's departure, Hunter Hall flagged significantly improved results for the six months to 31 December, 2015.
Deverall has had a long career in funds management and was previously chief executive of Perpetual Limited and chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC).
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