Electronic trading major IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) today announced the appointment of Clifford Abrahams as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director.

He will join the Board of Directors and assume his role as CFO effective December 16, 2024.

Clifford Abrahams

Clifford Abrahams is a highly experienced CFO, having overseen the financial operation of several major financial institutions. He joins Virgin Money UK plc, where he has been Group CFO since 2021. Before that, he was Group CFO at ABN AMRO Bank for almost four years and before that, Group CFO at Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd Group.

Mr Abrahams spent his early career at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Institutions Group, later as Managing Director, before spending ten years at Aviva in various senior finance roles. Clifford has an MBA from Wharton Business School and an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Mike McTighe, Chairman, said:

“After a comprehensive search process, I am delighted to welcome Clifford to the Board as our CFO. He brings extensive international experience and a strong track record of leading high performance teams.”

Breon Corcoran, CEO, commented:

“I look forward to welcoming Clifford to IG at this important stage in our growth. His experience will be invaluable as we enter the next phase of development.”

Clifford Abrahams, incoming Chief Financial Officer, said:

“I am delighted to be joining IG at such an exciting time. IG has a significant opportunity to take part in large, fragmented markets and I look forward to working with Breon and the team to accelerate the implementation of our growth strategy.”

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