Meet our team
Executive committee
Richard Wilson – Chief Executive Officer
Richard has been CEO of interactive investor since 2017. Under his leadership the company has grown significantly, becoming the UK’s 2nd largest investment platform, supporting £75bn of customers’ investments. His passions for service and people have been central to his career and are at the heart of everything ii stands for.
Richard began his career as an operations clerk at Société Générale, the French bank, with his lattermost role being Chairman of Newedge UK Financials Ltd, the global derivatives broker. For three decades Richard has been driving and delivering change across the finance industry, including roles as CTO, COO, CEO, Chairman at institutional and retail brokers and banks in Europe and the USA.
He is a non-executive director of the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), the UK wealth management trade association. He is also a member of the Practitioner Panel of the Bank of England, and Chairman of Poddar Housing Development, a listed Indian affordable housing enterprise.
Richard holds a bachelor’s degree from Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Deborah Byard – Chief Financial Officer
Deborah joined the business in 2008, as part of TD Direct Investing Finance, before the acquisition by ii in 2017. Deborah has over 25 years’ experience in senior Finance leadership roles in the wealth investment management sector, having also led teams previously in Barclays Stockbrokers. Deborah has a proven track record in financial and risk management, and has led many teams through large restructuring initiatives including several acquisition, divestments, and business integration projects.
John Tumilty – Chief Operating Officer
John has been leading the Technology strategy at ii since 2016. He has extensive IT experience in the financial sector, including working for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo, New York and London. Previous roles have included Head of Equity Technology for Goldman Sachs and CIO of UBS’ investment bank. John has been involved in several IT integrations and has consulted for firms in relation to their IT re-structuring.
Alain Courbebaisse - Chief Commercial Officer
Alain joined ii in March 2023 and is responsible for leading the commercial team and implementation of the commercial strategy, as well as leading ii’s business development and integration activity. Alain came to ii from Clearstream and brings a depth of Commercial, IT and Change experience in multinational financial services businesses, acquired in companies such as Euronext and Société Générale.
Chris Horner – Chief Risk Officer
Chris joined ii in 2015, from Lloyds Banking Group, and is now Chief Risk Officer for the firm. Chris has more than 30 years’ experience working in financial services, having joined the industry shortly after the Big Bang in the late 1980s. He has provided regulatory expertise and leadership within compliance at a number of organisations, including Skipton Building Society and GE.
