UK direct-to-investor investment and online trading firm Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (LON:HL) confirms that its Chair, Deanna Oppenheimer, has been appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). The appointment is effective 1 June 2022.

Deanna Oppenheimer will succeed Patrick Cescau as IHG’s Non-Executive Chair.

Ms Oppenheimer was appointed to Hargreaves Lansdown’s Board in February 2018.

She has extensive board level governance and leadership experience in both public and private financial services business having worked in the industry for 35 years at Executive and Non-Executive level. Her rich executive experience includes, amongst other things, the transformation of the retail banking division at Barclays.

Ms Oppenheimer is founder of CameoWorks, a consumer focused boutique advisory firm which works with fintech businesses and other technology disrupters. She is a member of the 30% Club.