Ardian’s Thornton promoted to CFO/COO
Ardian’s CFO Matthew Thornton has been promoted to CFO/COO of the firm.
Thornton joined Ardian in 2014, in the newly created CFO position, following 16 years at Royal London Asset Management.
Based in Ardian’s London office, he has since been responsible for all financial operations of the UK office, including ensuring Ardian fulfils all of its regulatory and tax obligations as well as maintains strong governance across the whole business.
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