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

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

Career

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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

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Wolstenholme died suddenly on 23 November 2017; she was 53.[9] She had had a heart attack triggered by deep vein thrombosis.[4]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.