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Aston Hill Appoints New President and CEO
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAston Hill Appoints New President and CEO\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAston Hill Appoints New President and CEO\nCanada NewsWire\nTORONTO, Feb. 11, 2016\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Feb. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Aston Hill Financial Inc. (\"Aston Hill\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: AHF) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Werry as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.\n\nMr. Werry's extensive experience within the Canadian investment industry complements the Company in the areas of strategic development and execution, distribution relationships, and general oversight. As CEO, Mr. Werry will take an active role in leading the direction of the firm's strategy of becoming Canada's leading provider of Liquid Alternative mutual funds.\n\nThe majority of Mr. Werry's thirty four years in the Canadian investment industry were spent at ScotiaMcLeod where he held a number of progressively senior positions, ultimately becoming Managing Director and Head of ScotiaMcLeod. After leaving ScotiaMcLeod in 2003, Mr. Werry founded and was CEO of what has become one of Canada's largest independent private client investment firms, Richardson GMP (formerly GMP Private Client). Mr. Werry currently sits on the Board of Manitou Investment Management Ltd. and Myca Health Inc., and is the Past Chair of the Foundation Board of the Toronto East General Hospital.\n\n\"I've had the pleasure of working with James over the course of our careers and am delighted that he will be taking on the permanent role of President and CEO,\" said Aston Hill's Interim Chief Executive Officer, Peter Anderson. \"I strongly believe Aston Hill is in a sound position to achieve significant growth within our propriety mutual fund platform under James' guidance. I wish him all the best in his new role.\" Mr. Anderson is stepping down from his role as Interim CEO to pursue other opportunities within the investment industry.\n\nSaid Aston Hill Chief Investment Officer, Ben Cheng, \"We have gone through a lot of important change over the past twelve months and I believe we are a sign...