IG Group names Virgin Money's Abrahams as CFO

IG Group Holdings has appointed Virgin Money UK CFO Clifford Abrahams as its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, effective 16 December 2024.

Abrahams joins from Virgin Money UK plc where he has served as Group CFO since 2021. His previous roles include Group CFO positions at ABN AMRO Bank and Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd Group. Earlier in his career, he worked at Morgan Stanley's Financial Institutions Group as Managing Director and spent ten years in senior finance roles at Aviva.

Mike McTighe, Chairman of IG Group said: "Following a comprehensive search process, I am pleased to welcome Clifford to the Board as our CFO. He brings extensive international experience and a strong track record of leading high‐performing teams."

Breon Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I look forward to welcoming Clifford to IG at this important stage in our development. His experience will be invaluable as we enter the next phase of growth."

Clifford Abrahams, IG's new CFO, who holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and an MA in Economics from Cambridge University, said: "I am delighted to be joining IG at such an exciting time. IG has a significant opportunity to take share in large, fragmented markets and I look forward to working with Breon and the team to accelerate the delivery of the growth strategy."