Jody Dunn is departing IG Group after nearly 24 years with the London-listed broker, stepping down from her Chief Operating Officer position later in 2025. Dunn joined the firm in 2002 as employee number 122 during its early bookmaking days and remained through its evolution into a FTSE 100 constituent. Her departure marks the exit of a senior executive with deep institutional knowledge spanning trading floor operations, risk management, and executive leadership.
Dunn’s career trajectory at IG demonstrates the value of internal promotion pathways in broker organizations. She progressed from sales trader and futures dealer roles through multiple leadership positions including Head of Market Risk, Head of Risk, and various trading division leadership roles before ascending to COO in April 2024. Her decision to leave appears driven by personal considerations rather than organizational changes, with plans for extended travel before evaluating her next professional move.
The departure comes as IG navigates leadership transitions across multiple markets. The firm recently appointed Qu Zhao to lead its Japan operations following a CEO departure, while also adjusting product offerings in that jurisdiction in response to regulatory guidance from the Financial Services Agency. For multi-licensed brokers operating across jurisdictions, maintaining operational continuity during senior leadership changes requires robust succession planning and knowledge transfer protocols, particularly when executives hold cross-functional expertise spanning risk, trading operations, and regulatory compliance.
FXnCO Insight
Long-serving executives departing established brokers creates recruitment opportunities for competitors while highlighting the importance of documented operational processes that survive personnel transitions in regulated environments.
Source: Finance Magnates