Ian Gorham joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 2009. Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996. Previously he helped build Deloitte's financial services operations and was Head of Grant Thornton's UK financial services business. Ian has worked with many financial services companies on a wide range of strategic and operational matters. Ian was born in 1971.

Peter Hargreaves FCA - Executive Director

Peter Hargreaves co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown in 1981. Previously, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked for KPMG, Unisys Group and Whitbread Plc. Peter is a non-executive director of ITM Power Plc. Peter was born in 1946.

Tracey Taylor FCCA MSI - Group Finance Director

Tracey Taylor joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 1999 and her responsibilities within the Group since then have included systems, HR, group finance, treasury, client accounting and the company secretarial function. In 2006 Tracey was appointed to the role of Group Accounting Director and to the Executive Committee. In 2008 she was appointed to the Board and the position of Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Hargreaves Lansdown she qualified as an accountant in 1994. Tracey holds an MSc in Finance and is also a Member of the Securities & Investment Institute (MSI).

Michael Evans - Non-executive Chairman

Michael became a non-executive director of the Company in September 2006. Michael is a qualified actuary with 27 years' industry experience. He is a non-executive director of ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited and is non-executive chairman of the Unitholders' Advisory Committee of the ING Real Estate Select Global Osiris Fund. He has recently completed a two year assignment as director of life insurance at Pinsent Masons LLP. Michael was formerly Chief Operating Officer at Skandia UK Limited.

Jonathan Bloomer FCA - Senior non-executive Director

Jonathan became a non-executive director of the Company in September 2006. Jonathan is currently a partner in Cerberus European Capital Advisers LLP, Executive Chairman of Lucida plc, Chairman of Scottish RE Group Limited and a non-executive director of Autonomy plc. Previously, Jonathan was Chief Executive of Prudential plc. He also spent twenty years in practice with Arthur Andersen LLP. Jonathan was Chairman of the Practitioner Panel of the FSA. His previous positions also include board membership of the Association of British Insurers, Geneva Association (International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics) and Railtrack plc. Jonathan is also a Trustee and the Treasurer of the NSPCC.

Jonathan Davis - Non-executive Director

Jonathan became a non-executive Director of the Company in February 2008. Jonathan, a former senior business journalist on The Times, The Economist and The Independent, is a regular columnist in the Financial Times and founder of JDA Independent Investor LLP, an independent investment publishing business. He has degrees in history and management from Cambridge University and MIT and is the author of three books on investment. He is also a director of Agrifirma Services Ltd and Victoria Capital Limited.

Chris Barling - Non-executive Director

Chris became a non-executive director of the Company in August 2010. Chris has over 30 years’ IT industry experience and formerly held senior IT roles in Cable & Wireless and Reuters. He has a degree in Computer Science from Brunel University and is the co-founder of Actinic, the software company specialising in ecommerce solutions for SMEs. Actinic went public on the London Stock Exchange in May 2000. He is also co-author of a well respected book on online business.

Stephen Lansdown FCA FSI - Non-executive Director

Stephen Lansdown co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown in 1981. Previously, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1975 and specialised in taxation with Touche Ross & Co. Stephen is also Chairman of Bristol City Football Club. Stephen is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute. Stephen was born in 1952.

Mary Theresa Barry - Group Marketing Director

Theresa graduated with a 2:1 in Politics from the University of Bristol. She joined Hargreaves Lansdown as the first full-time employee in 1982. Theresa has also worked in marketing at Abbey Unit Trust Managers Limited in the City of London. Theresa was born in 1958.

Nigel Bence - Group Compliance Director

Nigel graduated with a First from Bristol Polytechnic (now the University of the West of England) with a BA Honours Degree in Financial Services. He joined the compliance department of Hargreaves Lansdown in 1992. In 2001, he was appointed to the role of Group Compliance Director. Nigel was born in 1971.

Mark Dampier - Head of Research

Mark has a BA Honours in Law, as well as the Investment Management Asset Allocation Certificate and Financial Planning Certificates 1, 2, and 3. Mark began his career in financial services in 1983, working for a London brokerage. He joined Hargreaves Lansdown and the board of Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management in 1998 as research director. Mark was born in 1956.

Alexander Davies – Managing Director - Corporate & Pensions

Alex joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 1999. He has a degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is responsible for the corporate and individual pensions businesses. Alex was born in 1975.

Lee Gardhouse - Investment Director HL Fund Managers

Lee Graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA in Economics. Lee joined Hargreaves Lansdown as a trainee fund manager in 1995. Lee passed the Associate exams of the Institute of Investment Management and Research. He took responsibility for the Hargreaves Lansdown multi-manager fund range in 2001, and manages the Portfolio Management Service. He was appointed investment director of Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers in 2006. Lee was born in 1973.

Stuart Louden - Director Library Information Services Ltd

Stuart graduated with a BA (Hons) in Economics and joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 1994 as a trainee fund manager. Stuart passed the Associate exams of the Institute of Investment Management and Research. Stuart formed Funds Library in 2003 to provide data distribution services to Hargreaves Lansdown and other fund management groups. Stuart was born in 1971.

Ian Hunter - Investment Marketing Director

Ian graduated from Bristol University with a 2:1 in Philosophy. He joined the investment helpdesk of Hargreaves Lansdown in 1997 and after three years he moved to our marketing team where he is now responsible for the marketing of all investments and the Vantage Service. Ian was born in 1972 and joined the Board of Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited and Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Limited in July 2009.

Nick Marson - Vantage & Broking Operations Director

Nick joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 1997 initially working in the Stockbrokers Back Office, before moving on to equity and fund trading. He is now responsible for overseeing the operations of the Stockbroking and the Vantage Service. Nick was born in 1978 and joined the Board of Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited and Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Limited in July 2009.