Reuters alone in reporting retirement of Brown Brothers wealth chief

Reuters was all alone in reporting on Nov.16 that Robert Gould, head of one of the largest U.S. wealth management firms, the nearly 200-year-old Brown Brothers Harriman, plans to retire at year-end. In a phone interview, Gould revealed that he was leaving at the of 51 and passing on the $45 billion wealth business to two partners, Rick Witmer and Charles Izard. The story cast a spotlight on this significant but very quiet New York private bank. Gould hinted at expansion to come, telling Reuters that had laid the groundwork for his successors to build an even bigger presence in the industry.