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The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes, announced on Thursday and Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ---------- Bank of Montreal - Canadian bank abbreviated as BMO - Announces the upcoming retirement of Chief Financial Officer Tayfun Tuzun, who joined in 2020 and will step down in early 2026, although he plans to remain on the board of US subsidiary BMO Financial Corp having joined it in 2023. Tuzun will be succeeded by Rahul Nalgirkar, who joined in 2022 as CFO of BMO US and of BMO’s Canadian and US commercial banking businesses. He will be appointed CFO with effect from January 1 after serving as deputy CFO for the ‘transition period’. Nalgirkar was previously Line of Business Group CFO at Fifth Third Bank, and has also worked at GE Capital, CIT and Citigroup. Chief Executive Officer Darryl White highlights Nalgirkar’s ‘deep understanding of the financial services industry in North America’, commenting: ‘Whether it’s making progress for holistic and comprehensive service to our clients across our businesses and geographies or bringing our strategy to life and cutting through complexity to deliver results, Rahul’s impact is clear and significant.’ He adds: ‘Tayfun will continue to work closely with Rahul through this transition period.’ ---------- Beacon Rise Holdings PLC - London-based shell company - Appoints John Parker as chair, effective immediately as of Thursday. Parker, a senior adviser at Rothschild & Co, has been a director of Beacon Rise since September 2023. He ‘has significant financial and international capital markets experience, having previously led institutional equity distribution platforms and/or broker dealers in New York and London for global investment banks Salomon Brothers and Lehman Brothers in addition to European banks including Santander, ING and WestLB,’ Beacon says. Adds that Parker provides ‘experienced insight into valuation optimisation and best in class governance’ and ‘has broad connectivity across private equity, asset management, alternative investments, venture capital and the banking industry’. ---------- Gateley Holdings PLC - Birmingham, England-based legal and consultancy firm - CFO Neil Smith intends to step down on April 30, after 17 years at the company and having served as CFO since its initial public offering in 2015. ‘He will remain with Gateley to focus on a range of projects supporting the group’s growth strategy,’ the firm says. Gateley names John Paton, who was Alpha Financial Markets Consulting’s CFO between 2018 and 2025, as Smith’s successor. Paton held various roles at HSBC Bank for 11 years prior to joining Alpha, including as a director in its Corporate Capital Origination and UK Mid-Market M&A Advisory teams. Paton will join Gateley on January 5 for ‘a formal transition period’ and formally become CFO on May 1. ‘John is a seasoned capital markets CFO and will bring significant experience and expertise in high-growth professional services businesses to help support Gateley in the next phase of its development,’ says Chair Edward Knapp. ---------- Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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