Investment platform AJ Bell has appointed Helena Morrissey and Evelyn Bourke as non-executive directors.
Baroness Morrissey is set to succeed Les Platts as chair of the board at the company’s next AGM, which is expected to take place in January 2022. She will join the board as chair designate on 1 July 2021.
Morrissey is currently lead non-executive director for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She was previously head of personal investing at Legal & General Investment Management, and is a founder of diversity campaign group the 30% Club.
Evelyn Bourke will also join the AJ Bell board on 1 July 2021 as a non-executive director. She is a non-executive director at Marks & Spencer and chair of the audit committee at Bank of Ireland Group. She is a former chief executive of Bupa and previously held senior roles at a number of financial services firms.
Chair Les Platts said: “It has been a great honour to chair the board at AJ Bell and to help steer the company through its successful IPO in 2018. The business is full of great people who are totally focused on serving its customers and I’ll leave knowing it has a very bright future. I look forward to welcoming Helena and Evelyn to the board in July and handing over the chair to Helena early next year.”