LV= chief Richard Rowney exits after 13 years

Search for replacement has started

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Rowney will also leave his board position when he departs on 31 December, the savings, investment and protection provider said

Interim chairman Alan Cook will assume executive chair responsibilities while the search for a successor is taking place. Cook said: "Richard Rowney has served LV='s members, customers and staff with great distinction over the last decade and I thank him for all he has achieved. "As managing director life & pensions he turned LV= into one of the UK's leading specialist retirement and protection providers.  Most recently as chief executive he led the sale of LV='s general insurance business and the process to convert from a friendly society to a company limited by guarantee. "The boa...

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