Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia to join Alpha Group Board as Chair Designate
Alpha Group International plc (LON:ALPH), a provider of financial solutions to corporates and institutions, today announced changes to its Board of Directors.
Alpha announced the appointment of Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia as Chair Designate. Clive Kahn has been Chair of the Company since 2016, and therefore will not be seeking re-election at the Company’s 2025 AGM. In order to ensure good corporate governance and a smooth handover of Chair responsibilities, Jayne-Anne will remain Chair Designate until the conclusion of Clive’s term as Chair.
Jayne-Anne’s appointment as Chair Designate will be effective on the conclusion of the Company’s AGM on 01 May 2024, subject to the completion of normal regulatory due diligence by the Company’s Nominated Adviser.
A chartered accountant, Jayne-Anne spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later, she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2001. She subsequently spent five years at RBS before returning to Virgin as CEO to launch Virgin Money, where she served for more than 10 years, from 2008 to 2018. During this time, she led the company’s acquisition and successful integration of Northern Rock, subsequently listing Virgin Money in 2014.
Following the sale of Virgin Money, Jayne-Anne joined Salesforce from 2019-2021. She left Salesforce to focus on her own fintech, Snoop, which was sold to Vanquis Bank in July 2023.
Jayne-Anne is currently Lead Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Chair of Moneyfarm, Senior Independent Director at the Tate, and a Senior Advisor at Vanquis Bank.
Lisa Gordon, Non-Executive Director of the Company, will step down from the Board on 1 May 2024 by not seeking re-election at the Company’s AGM. Lisa has been with the Board since the company’s IPO in April 2017 and has been Chair of the Remuneration Committee since that date. A process to recruit an additional Non-Executive Director will be undertaken in the coming months.
