Departures continue at Ignis as head of distribution Chene exits

Ignis' global head of distribution Claude Chene has followed Chris Samuel in exiting the business following its takeover by Standard Life Investments.

Chene (pictured) joined Ignis in October 2011 from AllianceBernstein, where he was chief executive and chairman, having joined the group in 1998. Chene reported to Ignis' chief executive Samuel, who also left the firm earlier this month. An SLI spokesperson said: "We can confirm that, following the acquisition by Standard Life Investments, Claude Chene, previously head of global distribution at Ignis, left the company on 1 July." The high profile exits follow the takeover of Ignis by Standard Life Investments in March, which had been widely expected to lead to job losses, as SLI em...