M&G appoints Kathryn McLeland as CFO

McLeland joins from Barclays, where she has been group treasurer since 2018, with responsibilities that included capital management and strategy, principal equity investments and investor relations.

Over a career of more than 20 years at Barclays, McLeland has held a series of senior roles. Prior to that, she spent a number of years in investment banking with Merrill Lynch and Salomon Brothers.

McLeland will join M&G in May and Paul Cooper will stay on as interim CFO until then.

Chief executive John Foley said: "With almost three decades of international banking and capital markets experience, Kathryn is an outstanding addition to the already strong M&G leadership team. I look forward to working closely with her."