Ruth Handcock takes on CEO role at Octopus Investments

Succeeding co-founder Simon Rogerson

Octopus Group has appointed Ruth Handcock as chief executive officer for its investments business, Investment Week can reveal.

She takes over from the company's co-founder Simon Rogerson, who will remain CEO of the wider group and become executive chairman for Octopus Investments. Handcock joined Octopus in July 2018 as chief customer officer, working across operations, sales and marketing. Prior to this, she worked at UK challenger bank Tandem as chief customer officer and chief of staff. In her new role, she will be responsible for driving the group's growth strategy as it looks to expand its retail distribution network and range of products and services. This is the first time Octopus Investments has appoi...