AMP (ASX:AMP) share price on watch after announcing CEO change

The AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP) share price will be one to watch closely on Thursday.

This follows the announcement of a change of leadership after weeks of speculation.

What did AMP announce?

This morning AMP announced that Francesco De Ferrari will retire from the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Replacing Mr De Ferrari will be Alexis George from Australia and New Zealand Banking GrpLtd (ASX: ANZ).

Ms George is the Deputy CEO at ANZ and was previously the Group Executive Wealth Australia, overseeing the sale of the business in 2018.

The next steps

According to the release, Alexis George will join AMP in the third quarter of the current calendar…