Octopus Money CEO Ruth Handcock awarded OBE

Named in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025

Isabel Baxter
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Octopus Money CEO Ruth Handcock has been awarded an OBE for services to financial services and investments in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025.

Handcock became CEO of Octopus Money in 2023, leading the brand's mission to "transform lives by bringing tailored financial planning, coaching and advice to millions of people across the UK, regardless of how much they earn or are able to invest". Prior to joining Octopus Money, she spent five years at Octopus Investments, part of the wider Octopus Group, where she also served as CEO. Her earlier career includes being a founding employee at Tandem Bank, a UK challenger bank, where she played a key role in securing its banking licence. Handcock also currently sits on the Octopus Group...

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