Interdealer broker TP ICAP Group plc today announced that on 14 May 2021 it received notification relating to a purchase of ordinary shares of £0.25 each in the company.

Kath Cates, a non-executive director of TP ICAP, bought 8,959 shares in the company at a price of £2.232 per share.

Ms Cates was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2021. She is Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations & Governance Committees.

A qualified lawyer, Ms Cates has a breadth of experience, with previous executive roles spanning legal, operations, risk and compliance. She has over 25 years’ experience in global financial services and has most recently focused on her Non-executive roles, gaining considerable experience on the boards of a number of companies, as a member and chair of main board committees, and undertaking the role of senior independent director.

Prior to joining TP ICAP, Ms Cates was Chief Operations Officer, Wholesale Banking, for Standard Chartered plc. Before that she spent 22 years at UBS in a variety of senior roles. Most recently Kath Cates was appointed a Non-executive director of United Utilities Group plc where she is a member of the remuneration and nomination committees.

Ms Cates was until recently Non-executive director, chair of the risk committee and a member of the audit and nominations committee of Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc.