Manjit Wolstenholme

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

Manjit Wolstenholme
Born(1964-07-04)4 July 1964
Died23 November 2017(2017-11-23) (aged 53)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Occupation(s)Accountant and businesswoman
TitleChair and acting CEO of Provident Financial

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.[4]

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


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