Pearce departs as CEO of Colonial First State



John Pearce
ColonialFirstState will soon be in the market for a new chief executive, following the resignation announced today of John Pearce.
Pearce, who had been chief executive officer with Colonial First State for around four years, is leaving the company to take up a position in Hong Kong.
Pearce became chief executive officer at Colonial First State after working most of his pervious career within the NSW State Bank and Colonial.
He will leave the bank on December 1, 2006.
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