UK direct-to-investor investment and online trading firm Hargreaves Lansdown has named two new independent directors – Andrea Blance and Moni Mannings – to replace Stephen Robertson and Fiona Clutterbuck, whose departures from the Hargreaves board was announced earlier this month.

Both appointments will take effect from September 1, 2020.

Andrea Blace brings extensive Board and financial services experience having spent her executive career at Legal & General Group plc, where she was a member of the Group Executive Committee and held a diverse range of senior leadership roles including finance, risk and regulation, marketing and strategy. Andrea is currently Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Provident Financial plc and a non-executive director at The Mentoring Foundation. Andrea’s past non executive roles include Risk Committee Chair at Scottish Widows (Lloyds Banking Group’s Insurance Division), Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair at ReAssure Group Plc and a member of William & Glyn’s pre-IPO board.

Andrea will also join the Group Board Risk Committee and Audit Committee.

Moni Mannings qualified as a solicitor with a strong background in international banking and finance and was a Senior Partner and Board member of law firm Olswang LLP. She has held a number of non-executive positions including as a Board member of Dairy Crest Group plc, Polypipe Group plc, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (chairing its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee) and Cranfield University. As Moni continues to evolve her non-executive Board positions, she is currently Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Investec Bank plc, a non-executive director of easyJet plc and also serves as a non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of AIM-quoted Breedon Group plc. Moni is also Deputy Chair of the charity Barnardo’s.

Moni will also join the Group Board Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee, the latter as Chair elect from 8 October 2020, subject to regulatory approval.

Both Andrea and Moni will seek election by Hargreaves shareholders at the company’s upcoming AGM on 8 October 2020.

Deanna Oppenheimer, Chair of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, said:

“I’m delighted to welcome both Andrea and Moni to the Group Board. Both bring exceptional experience at executive and non-executive director level and will continue to strengthen the skills and diversity of the Group Board. These appointments reinforce the Group Board’s focus on strong governance and continue to increase the depth of succession planning in place.”

As at 17 August 2020 Andrea Blance and Moni Mannings confirmed that neither own shares in Hargreaves Lansdown plc.