Hargreaves CFO Taylor steps down

Hargreaves Lansdown chief financial officer Tracey Taylor has stepped down from her role and will leave the business next year.

Taylor, who joined the platform in 1999 and has been in charge of finance functions since 2008, steps down from the CFO role and as a director today (5 December), Hargreaves said. She will remain with the company until 30 June 2015 in order to oversee "a number of operational projects" as well as to ensure a smooth transition. Hargreaves said a search for a new CFO is underway, with Deloitte partner Simon Cleveland seconded to the business to take the role on an interim basis as of Monday (8 December). "Tracey has contributed significantly to the ongoing growth and development of t...