Mike Holliday-Williams to succeed Adrian Grace as CEO of Aegon UK
September 10 2019 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Aegon today announces that Mike Holliday-Williams (1970, UK)
will succeed Adrian Grace (1963, UK) as Chief Executive Officer of
Aegon UK. Mike Holliday-Williams will join the company on October
1, 2019. Adrian Grace will retire following ten years with the
company.
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mike
Holliday-Williams as the successor of Adrian Grace”, Aegon CEO Alex
Wynaendts said. “Mike’s appointment signals Aegon’s continuing
commitment to build on the strong foundation of our UK business.
Mike brings extensive experience in the financial industry and a
strong track record in focusing on customer solutions. I look
forward to working with him.”
“We would like to thank Adrian for having successfully
modernized, transformed and repositioned our UK business. Under his
leadership, our UK business has grown from GBP 40 billion of
unit-linked pensions in 2009, to today where we oversee GBP 175
billion of pension and investment assets. We have repositioned
Aegon to be the leader in the market of investment trading
platforms and the company is now well positioned for further
growth. We wish Adrian well in his deserved retirement.”
Mike Holliday-Williams commented: “I am delighted to be joining
Aegon at this pivotal time in our industry. I look forward to
working with advisers to develop new solutions to enhance their
relationships with their clients.”
It is the intention to appoint Mike Holliday-Williams to Aegon’s
Management Board. His appointment as member of the Management Board
and CEO of Aegon UK is subject to regulatory approvals. Adrian
Grace will retire from the company on March 31, 2020.
About Aegon
Aegon’s roots go back 175 years – to
the first half of the nineteenth century. Since then, Aegon has
grown into an international company, with businesses in more than
20 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Today, Aegon is one
of the world’s leading financial services organizations, providing
life insurance, pensions and asset management. Aegon’s purpose is
to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More
information on aegon.com.
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