The MFO marks its 100th anniversary in 2023.

Pitcairn, the multi-family office, has gone outside the ranks of the founding family to appoint president and chief executive Leslie C Voth as its new board chairman. Voth succeeds Dirk Jungé, who recently retired after serving as chairman for 28 years.

Voth has been at Philadelphia-based Pitcairn since 1993 and was named CEO in 2012.

Voth is the first chairman not related to the Pitcairn family. After decades of proven leadership with the firm, her expanded role is the latest step in Pitcairn’s rapid growth and strategic evolution in advance of its 100th anniversary in 2023.

The MFO remains one of the most prominent not just in North America but in the world. It is one of a number of organizations that formed the Wigmore Association in 2011. Members, besides Pitcairn, are HQ Trust (Germany), The Myer Family Company (Australia), Northwood Family Office (Canada), Progeny 3 (US), Sandaire (UK), Turim Family Office and Investment Management (Brazil), and Promecap (Mexico).  Voth spoke to this publication about this and related issues here.

“Pitcairn and the family office industry has undergone an incredible evolution since I first joined the family enterprise 44 years ago. Over the last several years, our company and board developed and executed a detailed transition plan that’s led us to today. It’s time for a new generation of leadership to serve a new generation of families,” said Jungé. “Leslie is a proven innovator and leading voice in our industry. She is exactly the right person at the exact right time to continue to guide Pitcairn’s next chapter.”

Before becoming CEO, Voth served in several leadership roles including chief operating officer, president of the wealth management group, and director of marketing and communications.