Wallace Dobbin to step down as chair of The Exeter

After 14 years

Hemma Visavadia
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The Exeter has announced that its chairman Wallace Dobbin, will retire in June 2022.

Dobbin steps down after 14 years at the helm of the board and 17 with the firm. The Exeter's Nomination Committee and David Brand, senior independent director, have begun a search for his successor. Commenting on his departure, Dobbins said that leading The Exeter has been one of the "proudest and most significant achievements of my life, and I feel enormously privileged and honoured to have chaired this great company." "I know that I am leaving The Exeter in the very capable hands of Isobel Langton, her executive team, and an incredibly strong board. I have absolutely no doubt tha...

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