Taylor, joined the firm in 1999, became group accounting director in 2006 before taking over as group finance director and a member of the board in 2008. She steps down as both a director and CFO from Friday 5 December.
Hargreaves Lansdown said it has commenced the process of finding a permanent successor, but in the interim, with effect from 8 December, Simon Cleveland, a partner from the accountancy firm Deloitte, will be appointed as Interim CFO.
According to Taylor, the completion of Hargreaves Lansdown’s implementation of the requirements of a number of regulatory changes this year marked “a very natural moment” to look for a new challenge.
“I have made this decision, in no small part, with the knowledge that the business is in good shape with a talented team. It has been a pleasure to work alongside Ian for the last four years, and with the founders Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown before him,” she said in a statement to the stock exchange.
