Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LON:HL) confirms that Adrian Collins, a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of HL, has been appointed to the Board of LSL Property Services plc as Non-Executive Chair with immediate effect.
Mr Collins has worked in the fund management business for over 50 years, most recently at Liontrust Asset Management where he served as Executive Chairman from 2009 to 2019. During this period, he oversaw a transformation in the business, broadening its investment and distribution capabilities and undertaking numerous acquisitions.
Mr Collins has extensive experience across fund management and adjacent sectors having held senior roles at Gartmore, where he was Managing Director, Trustnet (which he co-founded), Jupiter, Bestinvest and Lazard Investors. He is an experienced non-executive director. Adrian Collins has been appointed to the Board of HL as a shareholder representative and as such is not deemed to be independent.