Two new faces in BT’s top ranks



Al Clark
BT Financial Group has bolstered its investment management team with two key appointments.
Appointed to the role of head of multi-strategies is Robert Swift who previously was with Morgan Stanley in Boston.
Swift replaces Al Clark who recently resigned.
The second appointment concerns the newly-created role of chief financial officer to assist the group in its plans to list the investment management division.
Taking on the role is Earle Macgregor who has extensive experience in structuring and executing IPOs.
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