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Investment bank chief Warren Stephens chosen as Trump’s UK ambassador

The chair and chief executive of family-owned investment bank Stephens has landed the coveted role

Warren Stephens, chair and chief executive of Stephens investment bank, has been chosen by Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to the UK
Warren Stephens, chair and chief executive of Stephens investment bank, has been chosen by Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to the UK Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

US president-elect Donald Trump has chosen the billionaire chief executive of investment bank Stephens to serve as America’s ambassador to the UK, making him the latest finance big-wig to receive a call-up.

Warren Stephens, who has served as chair and chief executive of his family-owned investment bank since 1986, has been nominated to serve as the US’s ambassador to the UK, Trump said in a statement on his social media platform Truth Social.

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