We are pleased to announce the promotion of Ian Elkington to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and his appointment to the Board, following two years as Finance Director.
As CFO at WBR Group, Ian is now responsible for the financial strategy, planning, operations and financing across the Group and will play a key role in supporting WBR’s long-term growth strategy at Board level.
He has a strong technical accounting background and has proven ability focussing on strategy, financial performance and integrating acquisitions into high-growth groups.
Rocky Leanders, who has served as CFO at WBR Group for the past three years, has assumed a new role with the Board, as Chief Banking Officer, where he will continue to focus on banking relationships and solutions for WBR’s pension scheme clients.
Ian began his career in audit at PwC, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and is now a Fellow of the ICAEW. He has held senior finance roles across medium and large corporate organisations in multiple sectors, including Thomas Cook Group plc, Dunelm plc and MyHomeMove Limited, as well as spending seven years at financial services firm Mattioli Woods during its time as a plc.
Alongside his role at WBR, Ian is a Governor and Finance Committee Chair at Rothley Church of England Primary School.
Ian enjoys spending time with his family, including his two young daughters, and in what spare time he gets he enjoys long walks, loud music and following Leicester City FC.
Tom Moore, CEO, WBR Group said: “We are really pleased to welcome Ian to our Board. His promotion has been hard-earned and is well deserved. In the relatively short period of time that Ian has been with the Group he has built a formidable reputation for his technical ability, communication skills and capacity for hard work. He has been involved at the heart of all the most important recent developments for the Group, internally and externally. We expect his contribution at Board level to be invaluable.”
Ian Elkigton, CFO, WBR Group said: “I am pleased to be joining the Board of WBR Group at such an important time in the company’s history. I have loved the many challenges that my time with WBR Group has already presented. As CFO, I will have an even greater opportunity to help steer the firm on its ambitious and exciting journey.”