Australia's Brickworks jumps as investment manager's CEO joins board
** Shares of Brickworks BKW.AX rise as much as 1.5% to
A$26.930, their highest since May 20
** Stock posts its biggest intraday percentage gain since
June 3
** Brick maker says Todd Barlow, CEO and Managing Director
of investment manager Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company
SOL.AX joined its board as a non-executive director
** Says SOL holds a 43% interest in BKW
** Also announces appointment of non-executive director
Malcolm Bundey as its deputy chair
** Stock down 5.1% YTD, based on last close
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))
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