Mark Cliff out as CEO at Brightside
Cliff moves to non-executive director post as broker seeks new chief executive.
Mark Cliff is leaving his chief executive role at Brightside Group to become non-executive chairman of the broker.
The business said in a statement that the move is designed to pave way for the appointment of a new CEO.
Cliff will continue to run the Bristol-based broker until a new CEO is hired.
Journey
He first joined Brightside as executive chairman in May 2015 and became executive chairman and CEO in September the same year.
Cliff said that after three years at the business it was “the
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