Morgan's Van Kampen unit names Miller new CEO

BOSTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Van Kampen Investments, a subsidiary of U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Wednesday Jerry Miller took over as its president and chief executive.

He succeeded Michael Kiley who was resigning to pursue other opportunities.

Van Kampen said in a statement the appointment of 46-year-old Miller, who joined Morgan Stanley's global wealth management group in 2006, is effective immediately. (Reporting by Muralikumar Anantharaman, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)