IG Group’s Trading Director, Adam Blemings, has left the London-listed broker after nearly 20 years, adding to a wave of senior departures across major firms.

Veteran Trading Boss Steps Down

Blemings confirmed that his IG career ended as 2025 came to a close, saying he left “just shy of the 20-year milestone.” “As 2025 came to a close, so did my IG career, just shy of the 20-year milestone. It’s been a hell of a ride, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have worked with so many talented people over the years, many of which I now count as friends, not just colleagues.”

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Blemings joined IG in 2006, shortly after the broker returned to the market with a re-listing following a management buyout backed by CVC Capital Partners. His arrival came during an expansion phase for the firm as it built out its trading capabilities and product range. Over time, he became one of the longest-serving figures on the trading side of the business.

Blemings started his IG career as a futures dealer, working on listed derivatives that underpin much of the broker’s offering. He subsequently worked on six other roles before his departure: Chief Dealer for future, Head of Dealing (Australia), Deputy Head of Futures and FX, Head of Futures and FX, Head of Trading, and Trading Director.

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“One of my biggest learnings as Trading Director was the power of followership. Good leadership creates the conditions for strong followership—trust, purpose, respect, and empowerment—while strong followers actively choose to engage, contribute, and support a leader’s direction,” he said.

“I hope I came close to earning the level of followership that my own managers inspired in me, and I remain indebted to them for their support, trust, and wisdom.”

Part of Wider Senior Turnover

IG has not announced Blemings’ next role or named a permanent successor, but his exit reshapes the upper tier of the trading organization.

At the board level, the group said last year that its outgoing Chairman Mike McTighe had agreed to stay on in the role beyond his planned retirement at the end of 2025 while the firm completes the process of appointing his successor, adding that the search for a permanent replacement is “progressing well” even though no final candidate has yet been agreed.

Blemings said he plans to take an extended break at the start of 2026 and then consider his next steps.