Virgin Money’s CEO on beating fintech disruptors and how ‘lounges’ are changing banking

Jayne-Anne Gadhia is one of the few female CEOs at the helm of a FTSE 250 company. Traditionally trained as an accountant with Ernst and Young, she moved into marketing at Norwich Union in the late eighties. She has since climbed her way up the career ladder to become Virgin Money’s CEO.
Banking is still a traditionally male dominated environment, and so it’s unsurprising that self-confidence is a natural trait for Gadhia – she previously told the BBC this is due to being