Article: Legg Mason Picks a New CEO, Ending Founder's 37-Year Tenure

Legg Mason, the money-management firm based in Baltimore, promoted Mark Fetting to president and chief executive yesterday, ending a drawn-out process to name a successor to Raymond "Chip" Mason.

Mason's retirement marks the end of an era. Mason, 71, has been at the helm since 1970, when Mason & Co., a Virginia-based broker- dealer, merged with Legg & Co. of Baltimore to form Legg Mason.

Mason orchestrated a series of acquisitions during his 37-year tenure, eventually expanding the business to become the second- largest publicly traded money manager in the United States, with $1 trillion of assets under management. Although the past few years have been bumpy for the firm, civic leaders in ...

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