Stuart Reid unveils management board for VP

Stuart Reid has unveiled the management board for Venture Preference (VP), following his appointment as sole chief executive of the Axa-owned broker subsidiary. Mr Reid will be joined on the VP management board by chief financial officer Ian Story, who joined the business with the acquisition of Smart and Cook; chief operating officer Shaun Hooper, who was previously managing director of new markets at Axa; and managing director of trading Graham Coates, previously managing director of Stuart