Aegon platform tech boss Denning exits

Was responsible for IT and transformation

Tom Ellis
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Aegon's chief transformation and digital officer Richard Denning, who was responsible for the platform's development and its IT, has left the firm.

The platform tech boss is known as one of the safer pair of hands in the sector and had a big role in the re-platforming of Cofunds. He led the firm's IT strategy and Aegon's website said he was "integral" to its "acquisitions and transformation journey". He was also responsible for customer services and the platform's development. Denning joined the platform business in 2013 as chief operating officer before taking on the title of chief transformation and digital officer in June this year. He has spent the last 17 years focusing on investment platforms. An Aegon spokesperson said: "R...

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