Ian Gorham | |
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Born | Ian David Gorham 30 November 1971 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1992–present |
Title | Investor. Former CEO, Hargreaves Lansdown plc. Former Head of UK Financial Services, Grant Thornton LLP |
Term | 2010 – September 2017 |
Predecessor | Peter Hargreaves |
Successor | Chris Hill |
Ian David Gorham (born 30 November 1971) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, a British financial service company from 2010 to 2017. Since 2017 he has been a stock market and fund investor and owner of businesses including Skyline Chess, Midgap Properties and Cookalong Kitchen.
He has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Warwick.
He was CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown since September 2010, having joined in September 2009 as chief operating officer. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1996. Previously he helped build Deloitte's financial services operations and from September 2003 – September 2009, worked for Grant Thornton International, rising to Partner and Head of their UK financial services business. [1] [2]
In September 2016, it was announced that Gorham would step down as CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown by September 2017, and would be succeeded by Chris Hill. [3] [4]
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