SFE Announce New Deputy Chair

Rushad Abadan
Group General Counsel
Aberdeen

We are delighted to announce that Rushad Abadan, Group General Counsel at Aberdeen Group, will become SFE deputy chair in place of Jackie Leiper who is retiring from Lloyds Banking Group later this year, effective from 1st January. Rushad will also chair the Nomination Committee. 

Santander UK’s Andrew Wilson will take on Rushad’s previous board role as chair of the Reputational Management Committee.

Finally, current SFE board members Roland Inglis from Capco and Anthony Rafferty of Origo will join the Audit Committee, chaired by Shepherd & Wedderburn’s Louisa Knox.

Sue Dawe, Chair of SFE, said: “As chair of SFE I would like to thank Jackie for the huge contribution she has made to the SFE board. Her leadership and advocacy for gender equality have made a lasting impact across the financial services industry here in Scotland and we wish her all the best for the future.

“I would like to thank all those board members who are taking on additional roles on the board, with special thanks to Rushad for stepping into the role of deputy chair.”