St James’s Place appoints new non-executive director

WEALTH management group St James’s Place has announced the appointment of financial journalist Baroness Wheatcroft as an independent non-executive director.

The group, which has a Leeds base, said the appointment will take effect from April 2.

Baroness Wheatcroft, a member of the House of Lords, was previously editor-in-chief at the Wall Street Journal, Europe.

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She is the former editor of the Sunday Telegraph and was business and City editor of The Times between 1997 and 2006. She has been a non-executive director of Barclays Group and Shaftesbury.

The company also announced that Roger Walsom, a non-executive director since 2005, will be retiring.

Charles Gregson, chairman, said in a statement: “I am delighted to welcome Baroness (Patience) Wheatcroft to the Board of SJP as an independent non-executive director.

“Patience brings a wealth of business, board and senior management experience and her appointment is an important further step in the ongoing development of the SJP board. On behalf of the board, I would also like to thank Roger for his substantial contribution over the last seven years.”

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