SelfWealth founder steps back from the business

SelfWealth founder and managing director Andrew Ward has taken an extended leave of absence from the business for personal reasons.

Before founding SelfWealth in 2011, Ward had experience in business development and managing director roles across trading and wealth organisations including Austock and AMP Personal Wealth.

The online broker service has appointed Rob Edgley as the acting chief executive. Edgley has executive experience with County NatWest and was head of sales for RBS Asia Pacific.