Wellington Management has announced that chief executive officer Brendan Swords is to retire from the firm next year, to be succeeded by Jean Hynes.
Swords, who has been with the firm for nearly 30 years, is set to retire from Wellington on 30 June 2021 and will be replaced by fellow managing partner Hynes. Wellington launches long/short disruptive tech fund Hynes, who has also been at the company for nearly 30 years, has spent time as analyst researching the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, as well as a healthcare portfolio manager and leader of the healthcare sector research team. Since 2014, she has served as one of three managing partners, alongside outgoing CEO Swords. Swords said: "One of the most enduring ...
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