Brewins appoints Algeo as group MD and investment head

Brewin Dolphin has appointed COO Henry Algeo as group managing director, a role that will see him heading up the group's investment management offering.

Algeo (pictured) will become group MD with immediate effect, in a role that will encompass the investment management responsibilities relinquished by David McCorkell last month. McCorkell retired as head of investment management and as a member of the wealth manager's board on 24 October. Algeo was responsible for business support, information communication and technology, facilities and change management in his previous board role, as well as holding the position of chief operating officer. "We are delighted that Henry will assume the additional responsibility, he has made a signi...