David Ferguson is executive chair of Seccl, the Bath, England, investment infrastructure company owned by Octopus Group. He joined as chief executive in April 2022 and moved to executive chair in 2025 to focus on strategy and expansion into Europe. Read our review of Seccl.
Building Nucleus
He founded Nucleus Financial Group, a platform for financial advisers, and led it to £20 billion, ~$28B, of assets under administration before stepping down in September 2021. He has also been chairman of FinTech Scotland and a Fintech Envoy for HM Treasury.
Moving to Seccl
When Seccl announced his hiring, it had ~$620M of assets under administration and about 80 staff. "I was determined that my next role should involve working with the best and most transformational technology in our industry," he said then.
By September 2026 the platform served more than 1 million investors. "I've spoken for a little while now about how change tends to happen gradually, then suddenly," he said. "I think we're at the 'suddenly' part."
