Richard Wilson

Director

Overview

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Richard Wilson, (appointed 1 May 2020) is highly experienced in the asset management sector and was CEO of BMO Global Asset Management and previously CEO of F&C Asset Management plc, where he led the company’s acquisition by BMO Financial Group and subsequent integration into BMO Global Asset Management. He began his asset management career in 1988 as a U.K. equity manager with HSBC Asset Management (formerly Midland Montagu). He then joined Deutsche Asset Management (formerly Morgan Grenfell), where he rose to managing director, global equities. From Deutsche, he moved to Gartmore Investment Management in 2003 as head of international equity investments before joining F&C in 2004.