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Biography
Barry joined JM Finn in 2016 as a Business Manager within our Investment Management areas and in 2021 he was appointed as the COO within the same department.
Prior to working at JM Finn, Barry worked in retail and institutional asset management, holding the role of Global Chief of Staff for the Technology division at Invesco Perpetual, and COO for the Distribution division of Federated Hermes.
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