Article: Fidelity aims to fix retail unit with new chief Fund firm also plans to develop and sell software for business

Fidelity Investments yesterday put Paul Hondros, a senior executive with a reputation as a "fix-it man," in charge of its flagging retail business.

The mutual fund company said Hondros, 48, will become president of its retail group, overseeing funds that are sold directly to the public. Hondros previously was in charge of the separate family of Fidelity funds sold through brokers, banks and financial planners.

"Hondros is viewed as a fix-it man," said David O'Leary, president of Alpha Equity Research Inc., a New Hampshire firm that tracks Fidelity. "He did a magnificent job where he was." The previous retail boss, Mark Peterson, 55, was named head of an expanded technology group. ...

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