Hargreaves Lansdown CEO Dan Olley to leave firm

Olley to aid a 'smooth transition'

Patrick Brusnahan
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Hargreaves Lansdown’s (HL) CEO Dan Olley has informed colleagues and the firm’s board that he will be stepping down from his role.

He will be succeeded by independent non-executive director and chair of the HL transformation committee Richard Flint on an interim basis, subject to the Financial Conduct Authority's approval. Olley will stay in his role for a three-month handover period and will remain available to the business for another two months thereafter to ensure a "smooth transition". Last year, HL agreed to a £5.4bn takeover offer from Harp Bidco, a private equity consortium comprised of CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. This move into the private space led the fir...

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