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L&G appoints ex-Tesco and Boots exec as chair of company

Published: October 13, 2025 at 9:59 am

Author: Patrick Killeen

Legal & General Group plc has appointed Scott Wheway to succeed Sir John Kingman as chair of the company.

Wheway will join the board at the start of 2026 as an independent non-executive director and chair designate, and will take over formally as chair following the company’s AGM on 21st May 2026.

At that point, Kingman will step down as chair and as a director of the board after nine years of service.

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