Rodrigues, who takes up the role with immediate effect, has held senior leadership positions at some of the world’s most recognisable brands.
Currently chairman of consumer lending business International Personal Finance, he was previously president and chief executive of Visa International (2004-2006) and group chief executive of Bradford and Bingley (1996-2004) when it was committed to providing face-to-face financial advice.
Rodrigues led B&B’s IPO in 2000 and entry into the FTSE 100 index two years later.
Prior to B&B, he was chief operating officer then group chief executive of Thomas Cook (1988-1996). He has also held senior roles in organisations including American Express, where he spent nine years, and the FSA, where he was non-executive director from 1997 to 2003.
Rodrigues, who holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA in Economics & Economic History from Cambridge University, replaces Kate Avery as Openwork chair.
