Tidjane Thiam an executive director, sitting on the plc board. In January 2007, after Richard Harvey announced he would step down as chief executive of Aviva, Thiam was tipped as a possible future head of the group. Thiam left Aviva in September 2007 to become chief financial officer of Prudential plc. In March 2009, Thiam was named chief executive, effective from October, after Mark Tucker chose to step down. The appointment made him the first African to lead a FTSE 100 listed company. His departure from the role was announced on 10 March 2015. After he became chief executive, Prudential launched a
Chris Hill (businessman) down as CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown by September 2017, and would be succeeded by Hill. Chris Hill (businessman) Christopher Frederick Hill (born June 1971) is a British businessman, CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown a financial service company, and constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Hill was educated at Cheltenham College, then earned a degree in modern history from Keble College, Oxford. Before joining Hargreaves, Hill was employed as chief financial officer (CFO) by Travelex UK Ltd, CFO and executive director by IG Group Holdings Plc, finance director by VWR International LLC, a principal by Arthur Andersen LLP and a principal by