Trainline chairman and former Celtic FC director Brian McBride is to join the board of Standard Life Aberdeen to help develop the finance group's digital business.
The Glasgow-born executive has previously led Amazon in the UK, was chairman of online fashion retailer ASOS, CEO of T-Mobile UK and has been a director of AO.com, the BBC, Computacenter PLC and SThree.
He is currently on the boards of Kinnevik AB and Wiggle.com and is a Senior Adviser to Lazard's UK Financial Advisory Business and to Scottish Equity Partners. he joined Trainline as chairman in September last year.
McBride will take up his role as a non-executive director of Standard Life Aberdeen on 1 May, 2020, when he will also will also join the group's Remuneration Committee. The group's vice-chairman Martin Gilbert is due to stand down after the AGM that month.
SLA chairman Sir Douglas Flint said: "I am delighted to welcome Brian to the Board. As we position our businesses for a more technology driven future, his direct experience of developing digital strategies and solutions in consumer-facing businesses tackling rapidly evolving markets will be of great benefit to our discussions."
