30 April 2024
AJ Bell plc ('AJ Bell' or
'Company')
Appointment of non-executive
director
AJ Bell, one of the UK's largest
investment platforms, is pleased to announce that Julie Chakraverty
has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent
non-executive director with effect from 1 June 2024.
Julie, a highly experienced
non-executive director, brings more than 30 years of financial
services and technology leadership experience to the Board. She
spent most of her early career at UBS where she held multiple
global leadership roles.
Julie is also the founder of Rungway
Limited, an employee engagement platform that empowers people to
seek and share advice at work. Julie is currently a non-executive
director and Chair of the Ethics and Sustainability Committee at
Starling Bank and the senior independent director and Chair of the
Cyber Security Committee at NCC Group plc. Julie previously served
on the Boards of Santander UK plc, Aberdeen Asset Management
and Standard Life Aberdeen plc (now Abrdn plc), Amlin plc (now
Mitsui Amlin), and the Spirit Pub Company plc (now Greene
King).
Commenting on today's announcement, Fiona Clutterbuck, Chair of AJ Bell,
said:
"I am very pleased to welcome Julie
to the AJ Bell Board and look forward to working with her. Her
wealth of experience in the financial services, consumer and cyber
sectors will be invaluable to the Board as
we continue to focus on our strategic priorities."
Commenting on her appointment, Julie Chakraverty
said:
"I am delighted to be joining the
talented team at AJ Bell to support their continued success and
their impressive pace of product innovation. The business is in a strong position having recently surpassed
half a million platform customers for the first
time, an exciting milestone for the business and one which
reflects the appeal of its low-cost, easy to use proposition. Its
dual-channel model has provided a strong foundation for the
business, delivering sustained organic growth. I am excited to work
with Fiona, the Board and the executive team to take that growth
strategy forward."
There is no
other information regarding the appointment to be disclosed under
paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.
Contacts:
AJ Bell
· Shaun Yates,
Investor Relations
Director
+44 (0) 7522 235 898
· Mike Glenister,
PR
Director
+44 (0) 7719 554 575