The Raymond James Financial, Board of Directors announced that as part of its multi-year succession planning process, effective immediately, CFO Paul Shoukry is appointed president of Raymond James Financial. It?s expected that he will become the firm?s CEO sometime during fiscal 2025, following a transition period. Once the planned succession process is complete, Shoukry would become only the fourth chief executive in the company?s history, and current Chair and CEO Paul Reilly would remain on the board as executive chair.

Shoukry will retain his current responsibilities until he transitions to the CEO role. As part of the firm?s succession plans, Raymond James is announcing other key leadership changes and appointments. Jeff Dowdle has announced that he will be retiring and stepping down from the COO role at the end of the fiscal year.

As part of this change, Raymond James Financial Private Client Group President Scott Curtis will become COO of Raymond James Financial, current Raymond James & Associates CEO Tash Elwyn will become president of the Private Client Group, and Global Equities & Investment Banking President Jim Bunn will become president of the Capital Markets segment. These changes will be effective October 1, 2024, at which time Dowdle will be named vice chair and serve in an advisory role to facilitate a smooth transition. Shoukry started with Raymond James 14 years ago working for Tom James and Paul Reilly in the Assistant to the Chair program.

Serving as the firm?s CFO since January 2020, Shoukry is responsible for the overall financial management of the company, including balance sheet management, financial reporting, investor relations, corporate development, corporate tax, cash management, regulatory reporting, and financial planning and analysis. He oversees the firm?s Bank segment, is a member of the firm?s Executive Committee, and serves on the boards of subsidiaries Raymond James & Associates and TriState Capital Bank. Prior to joining Raymond James, Shoukry worked for a strategy consulting firm that focused on serving clients in the financial services industry.

Shoukry earned an MBA with honors from Columbia University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor and Master of Accountancy from The University of Georgia, where he was a Leonard Leadership Scholar.