Jason Windsor

Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to the Board: October 2023

Jason joined abrdn as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October 2023, bringing over twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry. Having held senior finance roles in investments, insurance and banking, Jason has established a strong track record of leadership in finance, asset management, M&A and strategy.

His most recent role was Chief Financial Officer of Persimmon plc. Prior to this, Jason was Group Chief Financial Officer of Aviva PLC between 2019 and 2022. He had previously been Chief Financial Officer of Aviva’s UK General Insurance and UK Life businesses, Chief Capital & Investments Officer and a Director on the Board of Aviva Investors.

Before joining Aviva in 2010, Jason spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in London and Singapore, latterly as a Managing Director within its Investment Banking Division, where he advised UK and international banks, insurers and asset managers on M&A, capital raising and strategy.

Jason is a governor of Felsted School in Essex. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Oxford, with a Part II thesis in Atmospheric chemistry.