IG Group Hires Katherine Whitton as Chief Marketing Officer

Fazzaco learned that Katherine Whitton has joined leading UK online broker IG Group as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to succeed Heidrun Luyt, who has left IG to pursue another yet-undisclosed opportunity.

As seen on her LinkedIn profile, prior to IG, Katherine was CMO at Specsavers. Before that, she worked as CMO at Barclaycard. Additionally, she had held roles at British Airways and American Express. Katherine started her career at AEGON, where she was promoted to Marketing Services Manager after 6 years.

Katherine is a graduate of the University of Sheffield with a bachelor's degree in Ancient History.

Earlier this month, Fazzaco reported that IG has promoted Matt Macklin​ as the new Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom, Asia-Pacific and Emerging Markets.