Ian Gorham

Ian Gorham
Born
Ian David Gorham

(1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 53)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1992–present
TitleInvestor. Former CEO, Hargreaves Lansdown plc. Former Head of UK Financial Services, Grant Thornton LLP
Term2010 – September 2017
PredecessorPeter Hargreaves
SuccessorChris Hill

Ian David Gorham (born 30 November 1971) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, a British financial service company from 2010 to 2017. Since 2017 he has been a stock market and fund investor and owner of businesses including Skyline Chess, Midgap Properties and Cookalong Kitchen.

Early life

He has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Warwick.

Career

He was CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown since September 2010, having joined in September 2009 as chief operating officer. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1996. Previously he helped build Deloitte's financial services operations and from September 2003 – September 2009, worked for Grant Thornton International, rising to Partner and Head of their UK financial services business.[1][2]

In September 2016, it was announced that Gorham would step down as CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown by September 2017, and would be succeeded by Chris Hill.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Ian Gorham: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 19 November 2012.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Ian Gorham: Chief Executive at Hargreaves Lansdown". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Hargreaves Lansdown chief Ian Gorham to step down". citywire.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ Ough, Tom; Dakers, Marion (7 September 2016). "Hargreaves Lansdown chief executive Ian Gorham to step down". Retrieved 17 February 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.


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