Guardian Capital Group Ltd. has appointed George Mavroudis to the position of president of Guardian Capital Group Ltd., effective immediately, the company announced Friday.

Mavroudis has been with Guardian since 2005 in the position of senior vp, strategic planning and development. During that period, he has assumed additional leadership roles with Guardian’s operating subsidiaries, including the role of CEO for Guardian’s private client and institutional investment management businesses, Guardian Capital Advisors LP and Guardian Capital LP. He continues in these roles while assuming his new position.

Prior to joining Guardian, Mavroudis was a managing director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and served several years with the company as a senior executive in its London, Moscow, New York and Toronto offices.

Toronto-based Guardian provides institutional and high net worth investment management services to clients, as well as services to financial advisors in its national mutual fund dealer, securities dealer, and insurance distribution network.

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