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Viking Global trading chief to step down after 18 years

hedgeweek

5 months ago

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Viking Global’s long-serving head of trading, Stuart Brown, is stepping down from the $55bn asset manager, marking the latest senior departure from the firm founded by Andreas Halvorsen, according to a report by Business Insider.
The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as saying that Brown, who has spent 18 years at Viking Global, is understood to be taking a career break. While his official departure date has yet to be finalised, Brown is expected to support the firm through a...

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