Wu Gang Appointed as Non-executive Director by IG Group

The Board of IG Group Holdings plc (the "Company") announced that Wu Gang was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. 

Commenting on the appointment, Company Chairman Mike McTighe said: "Following an extensive, externally facilitated search I am delighted to welcome Wu Gang to the Board. He has significant experience in global banking institutions and has valuable knowledge of the business environment in Asia. Wu Gang will complement and further diversify the skills, knowledge and experience of the Board."

Wu Gang said: "IG Group is an innovative financial services organisation with an exciting growth strategy and the capability to perform well in the current global economic environment. I’m looking forward to working with the Board and the management team to realise further the potential of the business.”

Wu Gang is currently a Non-Executive Director of Ashurst LLP and a senior advisor at Rothschild & Co Hong Kong Limited. He served as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee of Laird Plc from January 2017 to June 2018. 

Wu Gang has over 25 years experience in investment banking in Asia and Europe with a strong strategic and financial advisory background. Prior to this new appointment, he was the leader of the European investment banking team at CLSA Securities from 2015 to January 2019. He also held senior level positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and London. He started his investment banking career at Goldman Sachs.