Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves to step down and hand board role to son

Billionaire Peter Hargreaves to step down from Hargreaves board

Peter Hargreaves, 79, who set up Hargreaves Lansdown from a spare bedroom with Stephen Lansdown in 1981, is handing his board position to his son, Robert.

Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves to step down and hand board role to son

He recently turned 79

Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder to step down and hand board role to son

Peter Hargreaves had previously retired in 2025, but rejoined the firm’s board earlier this year after its £5.4 billion takeover.

Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder to step down from board after £5.4bn takeover

Peter Hargreaves, who co-founded the investment platform with Stephen Lansdown in 1981, will be stepping down from the board of the company, months after its £5.4bn takeover

Peter Hargreaves steps down from HL board as son takes up position

Peter Hargreaves (pictured) is stepping down from his role of board director at Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), the firm he co-founded, six months after re-joining the board to see it through a period of transition. In August last year, HL accepted a £5.4bn deal to be acquired by a consortium of private equity investors, including CVC Advisers Limited, Nordic Capital, and Platinum Ivy, a subsidiary of Abud Dhabi Investment Authority, taking the compan…

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Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves is retiring and handing his board position to his son following the investment firm’s £5.4 billion takeover by private equity. (Hargreaves Lansdown/PA) PA Media Peter Hargreaves, co-founder of investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the board and passing his position to his son Robert. The 79-year-old businessman's departure follows the completion of a £5.4 billion private equity take…