Asset Management

Abrdn CEO has no plans to ditch name: ‘We are continuing with it’

Jason Windsor stands by controversial rebrand introduced in 2021 by predecessor Stephen Bird

Abrdn CEO Jason Windsor said the FTSE 250 asset manager had no plans to change its brand, which has been widely ridiculed since it was unveiled in 2021
Abrdn CEO Jason Windsor said the FTSE 250 asset manager had no plans to change its brand, which has been widely ridiculed since it was unveiled in 2021

Abrdn chief executive Jason Windsor has stood by the FTSE 250 group’s rebrand, almost a year after one of its senior executives said mocking its name amounted to “corporate bullying”.

“The name is the name. We are continuing with it,” Jason Windsor told journalists on a media call following the asset manager’s fourth quarter results on 21 January.

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