Investec announces UK executive changes
The bank's two most-senior leadership positions in the UK will now both be held by women
Investec has announced a string of UK executive changes in a move that will more than double the female representation of the bank’s most senior leadership team.
The changes, which take effect from October 1, are part of a strategy to bolster the company’s leadership team at a time when it is planning to expand its operations in the UK, a jurisdiction whose GDP is almost nine times larger than SA’s. They include the appointment of Barbara-Ann King as CEO of Investec’s UK Wealth & Investment business and the naming of Lesley-Anne Gatter as global head of People & Organisation (P&O), a move that takes female representation on the group executive team to 21%, from 9% previously...
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