FTSE 250 firm IG Group Holdings plc has appointed a new chair.

Andrew Barron, former COO of Virgin Media, has joined the provider of online trading platforms and educational resources.

Barron currently holds non-executive director roles at Openreach and Verisure. He is also a senior operating partner at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, representing it on the boards of Delta Fiber and Astound.

He succeeds Mike McTighe, who has served as chair of IG for more than six years.

IG offers customers access to over 21,000 financial markets worldwide.