By Ben Lucas Asset manager Abrdn is on the hunt for a new leader after it announced today that Stephen Bird will be stepping down as chief executive. The vowel-stricken asset manager will now be on the look out for a successor, as the firm looks to move on from a row over alleged ‘corporate bullying’. “Following the significant strategic repositioning of the company, the Board and Group CEO, Stephen Bird, have together agreed that it is the right time for Stephen to hand over the reins to the team he has assembled over the last four years to drive the business forward,” the company said in a s…