LONDON, June 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Britain’s Legal & General (LGEN.L) is betting on an outsider to offset a valuation discount against non-UK rivals.
The $17 billion insurer has picked Banco Santander’s (SAN.MC) regional head of Europe António Simões as its new CEO.
The unit’s non-UK assets accounted for 43% of new money last year.
The arrival of the Portuguese-born banker will cost L&G 1.175 million pounds in annual basic salary, 9% more than Wilson’s base pay.
That adds pressure for Simões to tackle L&G’s Brexit valuation gap.
Persons:
Nigel Wilson –, –, Simões, Assicurazioni, Wilson, Pamela Barbaglia, Lisa Jucca, Oliver Taslic
Organizations:
Reuters, Banco Santander’s, Allianz, HSBC, HK, G Capital, Twitter, Bank, Thomson
Locations:
Europe, Zurich, London, Hong Kong, United States, Portuguese, India