Hargreaves Lansdown appoints first female chair; Net new business up 43%

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Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Deanna Oppenheimer as its new chair as the business celebrates a 43% rise in net new business during the six months to 31 December 2017.

Oppenheimer, who already sits on a number of boards including AXA and Tesco, will officially become chairperson of Hargreaves Lansdown subject to regulatory approval from 7 February. She replaces Mike Evans who served as non-executive director from 2006 and as chair from 2009. Chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, Chris Hill said "under his guidance the group has become a successful FTSE 100 business combining strong client focus with high service standards". "I thank him for his support in a process that has seen us strengthen our board with the appropriate skills, knowledge, exper...