The Board of IG Group Holdings plc announced that Marieke Flament has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Marieke is a strategic advisor, helping startups and institutions to innovate and scale. Prior to this, she was CEO of NEAR Foundation, where she led the development of a public proof-of-stake blockchain ecosystem.

Marieke previously served as CEO of Mettle, and has also had senior management roles at Circle, and Hotels.com. Marieke started her career as a financial analyst at LVMH before moving into strategy consulting at Boston Consulting Group. Marieke has an MBA from London Business School and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Télécom Paris.