People: Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (HRGV.L)

Mr. Stephen Robertson is Non-Executive Independent Director of Hargreaves Lansdown PLC since October 3, 2011. He has been Director General of British Retail Consortium (BRC) since 2008. The BRC represents the interests of UK retail to Governments and media. He is also a non-executive director of Timpson Group plc. Stephen’s career has spanned 14 years on the boards of UK retailers building on earlier management roles with Mars Inc, Unilever and Alberto-Culver. Stephen served for seven years as Marketing Director at B&Q plc before the acquisition of Screwfix Direct which he then chaired. He went on to become Director of Communications at Kingfisher plc and took the helm of the Ellen MacArthur sponsorship, followed by three years at Woolworth plc. He is a former Chairman, and now fellow, of the Marketing Society.