IG Group names Joanna Nayler as Chief Legal and Governance Officer

IG Group, a FTSE 250 global leader in online trading, has today announced that Joanna Nayler has taken up her position as Chief Legal and Governance Officer, with management responsibility for the company’s Legal, Company Secretarial and Internal Audit functions.

This newly created position, based in London, sits on the company’s Executive Committee and reports into June Felix, CEO, IG Group. A key focus of the role will be to deliver pragmatic, proportionate and policy-led advice in a fast moving global regulatory environment, as trusted adviser to both the Board and the ExCo.

Mrs Nayler’s appointment forms part of IG Group’s investment for growth to deliver a sustainable and diversified business for its stakeholders, including shareholders and investors. In December, IG appointed Maggie Yeung as CEO, Greater China, and in February hired Simona Stoytchkova, Head of Germany. All three roles are part of IG’s Global Leadership Team.

“Joanna has over 20 years’ experience in Legal and governance roles and it’s pleasing to welcome yet another high-calibre senior female leader to the IG leadership team,” said June Felix, CEO, IG Group. “Joanna is well versed in supporting the development and delivery of legal and regulatory issue resolution in corporate environments to both support business ambition and mitigate risk.”

Mrs Nayler joins IG from FTSE 250 financial services company, Just Group plc, where she was most recently Group General Counsel after joining in 2013. She was recently named in The Lawyer Magazine’s Hot 100 for 2020, as well as being named in the UK GC Powerlist in 2019. Prior to Just Group, Mrs Nayler spent almost 4 years at US insurer ACE European Group* as Principal Legal Counsel for Consumer Lines in EMEA, having also had a variety of roles at Hiscox Syndicate 33, Clyde & Co LLP, Combined Insurance and Eversheds LLP**, where she started her career in 1999.

“I’m delighted to be joining a strong and client-centric global brand like IG Group, especially at such an exciting time in its development, with its focus on new product opportunities, expanding geographical reach and serving new client segments”, said Joanna Nayler.

*Now under the Chubb brand
**Now Eversheds Sutherland LLP