Manjit Wolstenholme Explained

Manjit Wolstenholme
Birth Date:4 July 1964
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:University of Bristol
Occupation:Accountant and businesswoman
Chair and acting CEO of Provident Financial

Manjit Wolstenholme (4 July 1964 – 23 November 2017) was a British businesswoman, and the chairman and acting CEO of Provident Financial.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Wolstenholme was born on 4 July 1964 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. She studied chemistry at the University of Bristol.[4]

Career

Wolstenholme trained as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.[5] She worked for Dresdner Kleinwort for 13 years, rising to co-head of investment banking.[6]

In February 2011, she became a non-executive director of Future Publishing.[6] She became chairman of Provident Financial in January 2014.[7] She was also appointed as chairwoman of Cala Homes, and director of the Unite Group and CMC Markets.[8] In August 2017, she said having five appointments was "not a problem", adding "I can assure you I have the time necessary."[8]

Death

Wolstenholme died suddenly on 23 November 2017; she was 53.[9] She had had a heart attack triggered by deep vein thrombosis.

Notes and References

  1. News: Provident Financial sees nearly £1.7bn wiped off stock market value. Rob. Davies. 22 August 2017. 23 August 2017. The Guardian.
  2. Web site: Provident Financial shares plunge on new profit warning. 22 August 2017. 23 August 2017. Bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Manjit WOLSTENHOLME - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 16 September 2017.
  4. News: Manjit Wolstenholme. 12 December 2017. The Times. 12 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Investment banker Manjit Wolstenholme to step down from CMC Markets board. 23 May 2017. Leaprate.com. 23 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Future appoints former investment banker Wolstenholme as director . 2017-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824012109/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/future-appoints-former-investment-banker-wolstenholme-director/1054250 . 2017-08-24 .
  7. News: Kick boxer and businesswoman nominated for Asian Achievers Awards. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 August 2017.
  8. News: Hosking. Patrick. Having five jobs 'was not a problem'. 14 September 2017. The Times. 23 August 2017.
  9. Web site: FE Investegate Provident Fin.PLC. Announcements Provident Fin.PLC.: Death of Executive Chairman. investegate.co.uk. 2017-11-24.

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