IG Group appoints Susan Skerritt to Board of Directors
Electronic trading major IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) announces that Susan Skerritt has today been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Commenting on the appointment, IG Group Chairman Mike McTighe said:
“Following an extensive, externally facilitated search I am delighted to welcome Susan to the Board. She is an experienced Non-Executive Director and brings significant financial markets experience working with US-based companies and regulators, which will be highly valuable.”
Susan Skerritt said:
“IG Group is an empowering and innovative company entering an exciting phase in its growth. I am looking forward to working with the Board and the management team to further realise the potential of the business following the recent tastytrade acquisition and beyond.”
Susan Skerritt is currently an independent Director of Community Bank System, a commercial bank providing services across the Northeastern US, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, an owner and operator of North America outlet centres, VEREIT, a real estate investment trust and Falcon Group, a leading worldwide inventory management solutions business. She previously served as Chair, CEO and President at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Non-Executive Director to Royal Bank of Canada US Group and Executive Board Member at Deutsche Bank USA and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company.
Ms Skerritt is a commercial banker, industry consultant and corporate treasury professional with expertise in global financial markets, regulatory matters and strategic project management. Susan has chaired and been a member of a number of Board committees during her career, including Chair of the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee at Royal Bank of Canada US Group.
She is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Falcon Group and a member of the Audit Committees of the Board of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and Community Bank System.
Susan Skerritt has an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Hamilton College.