Wealth: Board of directors

The Board of Handelsbanken Wealth is responsible for the high level supervision of the current and future regulated activities of the company.
Wealth: Corporate governanceAuthorised Corporate Director
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Richard Charnock, Chair

Richard Charnock became Chair of the board of Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management in 2024 having previously been an Independent Director.

Richard brings his extensive experience of the wealth and savings sector to the role, including senior appointments at abrdn, HDFC Life, and Standard Life.

Richard is knowledgeable and passionate about the wealth and savings landscape and in 2022 was the recipient of the prestigious PAM lifetime achievement award for contribution to the private client industry. He is also active in the promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in financial services, and led the securities industry Ethics and Integrity agenda following the financial crisis.
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Matt Handley, Chief Executive Officer

Matt was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Handelsbanken Wealth in October 2024, after previously joining Handelsbanken in the UK as Chief Risk Officer in May 2020. Prior to joining Handelsbanken, he was Chief Risk Officer at M&S Bank.

Matt has a wide breadth of experience, having started his career in the banking industry in 2001, and has worked across a variety of customer-facing, specialist and leadership roles in commercial and retail banking in the UK.
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Chris Teasdale, Non-Executive Director

In 2021, Chris was appointed as Chief Branch Officer. Chris has worked at Handelsbanken since 2006, and has undertaken a number of roles within the Bank including that of Branch Manager, Area Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and Regional Head. Before moving to the banking sector, Chris actually started his working life in football. After that, he moved into industry and spent five years as Operations Director for an AIM-listed public company specialising in direct sales.

Chris was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management in 2025.
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John Ellacott, Independent Non-Executive Director

John worked at KPMG for 33 years, including 21 years as a Partner, before retiring in September 2017. At KPMG, John was primarily an auditor, but also provided advisory services covering strategy, regulatory transactions and listings both in the UK and internationally. John specialised in the financial sector and has worked with many of the UK’s leading banks and building societies. John was a Governor of Giggleswick School and has also served on the regional board of the Prince’s Trust.

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