The Board
COMPANY SECRETARY
The Company Secretary is Fiona Woolfe, LLB.
Fiona is a 22-year qualified solicitor and has had extensive experience in advising businesses in the retail and financial services sectors. Fiona joined H&T in September 2021.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
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Chris Gillespie (Chief Executive)
Chris started his career at Barclays including 10 years in branches in the West Country. Chris subsequently held a number of senior roles in consumer finance including Amigo Loans, 118118Money and most recently Chris was Managing Director of Consumer Credit Division at Provident Financial PLC.
Chris joined H&T in September 2020.
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Diane Giddy (Chief Financial Officer)
Diane’s career spans banking and financial experience. Diane was part of the FirstRand Group for thirteen years of her career, where she held several senior finance positions across the Investment Banking Business, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of the London Branch where she enjoyed a wide remit. Diane is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a CFA Charterholder, CFA Institute.
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
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James Thornton
James has worked extensively in UK financial services since 1990. After joining Morgan Stanley, he worked successively for BAT Industries as head of finance and strategy for financial services, Group deputy finance director and UK finance director at Old Mutual Plc and head of the FX division at IFX plc. He was Finance Director at AIM Listed Global Health Partner Plc and until 2015 director at Hannam & Partners. He is an FCA and Harvard MBA.
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Toni Wood
Toni's career spans Retail (Sainsburys, DFS Group), Hospitality (Costa Coffee) , FMCG (Proctor and Gamble), and Technology and e-commerce (ufurnish.com).
She has expertise in Marketing, Digital Transformation, Category Management and Product Innovation. A McKinsey Marketing Academy Fellow, as well as an Advisor to the Board for Econsultancy and a qualified Positive Psychology coach, Toni has most recently spent 3 years as a Director and as the Chief Commercial Officer for the DFS Group, and latterly as Chief Marketing Officer at ufurnish.com.
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