Jayne-Anne Gadhia
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Jayne-Anne Gadhia

British businesswoman (born 1961)

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, (born 19 October 1961) is a British businesswoman. She is the Founder and Executive Chair of the fintech Snoop.2

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Born Oct 19, 1961.1

About

She was the CEO of Virgin Money from 2007 to 2018.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedRoyal Holloway, University of London3
  • Date not recordedCulford School3

Gadhia was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire (now West Midlands), and educated at Culford School, Bury St Edmunds, followed by Royal Holloway, University of London where she graduated with a BA in History.

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Career

Occupation: chief executive officer.8

  • 2007 to 2018Chief executive, Virgin Money UK5
  • Date not recordedFounded Snoop4
  • Date not recordedExecutive chairperson, Snoop6 7

From 1982, Gadhia trained in accountancy with Ernst & Young. After becoming a Chartered Accountant, she spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later, she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by The Royal Bank of Scotland in 2001. After five years at RBS she returned to Virgin as CEO of Virgin Money in 2007 until its sale in 2018.

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Personal life

  • BornOct 19, 1961, Stourbridge9
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom10

Gadhia is married with one daughter.

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Awards

  • 2022Commander of the Royal Victorian Order11
  • 2019Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire11
  • 2018Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh11 12
  • 2014Commander of the Order of the British Empire11