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03/12/2021 07:00

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RNS Number : 4471U  Hargreaves Lansdown PLC  03 December 2021

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

This announcement contains inside information.

 

Hargreaves Lansdown appoints Amy Stirling as Chief Financial Officer

Hargreaves Lansdown plc ("Hargreaves Lansdown" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce that, subject to regulatory approvals, Amy Stirling will be appointed
as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to succeed Philip Johnson. Amy will also join
the Board of Hargreaves Lansdown as an Executive Director.

Amy is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Group where she has
been part of the senior leadership team since September 2016. Amy is a
qualified chartered accountant with extensive financial leadership, management
and board experience.

 

Amy will join Hargreaves Lansdown on 21 February 2022 and will join the Board
on the same date. Philip Johnson announced on 29 July 2021 his intention to
step down from the Company and will step down from the Board on 31 January
2022.  Philip will remain available to assist with an orderly handover of
responsibilities until he leaves Hargreaves Lansdown on 31 May 2022.

Amy is currently a Non-Executive Director and member of the Governance and
Nomination Committee at Virgin Money UK PLC and a Non-Executive Director of
RIT Capital Partners plc where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Amy
will step down from both boards by summer 2022 on a date to be agreed.

 

Amy's previous appointments include CFO of TalkTalk Telecom Group plc,
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at the UK
Cabinet Office, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at
Pets At Home Group plc and CFO of The Prince's Trust.

 

Commenting on the appointment Chris Hill, CEO at Hargreaves Lansdown, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Amy Stirling to Hargreaves Lansdown.  Amy has over
20 years of strategic financial management and brand experience across a range
of sectors and will bring new perspectives to our business. This is an
exciting time for Hargreaves Lansdown as we continue to invest in and advance
our client proposition and service to capture the significant growth
opportunity in our markets and I am very much looking forward to working with
Amy as we execute on this strategy."

 Amy Stirling said:

"The entrepreneurial roots and client service culture of Hargreaves Lansdown
combined with a growing addressable market makes it a really exciting company
to be joining.  I am looking forward to working with Chris and the team to
help play a part in its next chapter of growth."

Hargreaves Lansdown will set out the next phase of its strategy at the
previously announced investor day on 22 February 2022.  Accordingly, the
interim results will also now be released at 07.00am on the same day.

There are no other details that are required to be disclosed in respect of Amy
Stirling's appointment under Paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK
Listing Authority.

  For further information please contact:
 Hargreaves Lansdown                        Brunswick
 James Found, Investor Relations            Nick Cosgrove

 07970 066 634                              +44(0)207 404 5959
 Danny Cox, Media Relations

 07989 672 071

 

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