(See Senior Management Team)
Ed Anderson joined the board in 2003 and was appointed Chairman on 1 January 2007. He is a member of the Group Risk and Nominations Committees.
Ed is an accountant by training and divided his executive career between airport management and local councils. He is Chairman of the Airport Operators Association and was the Managing Director of Leeds Bradford International Airport for 10 years until his retirement in September 2007. Prior to that, he was an executive director at Leeds City Council. Ed is Chairman of the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and is involved in various other local organisations.
Lynne Charlesworth joined the board in 2006 and is Chairman of the Group Risk Committee. She was appointed Vice Chairman of the Society on 18 April 2012.
Lynne has a background in risk management, particularly within the financial services and property sectors. She has worked within the building society industry and became Group Risk Manager of Abbey National Plc when it took over the former National & Provincial Building Society. She is joint Managing Director of a private investment company, St. James Investments Limited. Lynne is also a Trustee of the Society’s Pension Scheme and oversees the Group’s policy on “Treating Customers Fairly” on behalf of the Board.
Kate Barker joined the Board in 2010 and is a member of the Group Risk Committee.
Kate was previously on the Board of the Society and stepped down when she became a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in 2001, where she remained a committee member until May 2010. She is also a non-executive director of Electra Partners and a senior adviser to Credit Suisse. She also has a background in housing as the author of major policy reviews for the previous government on housing supply and on planning. Kate is a former Board member of the Homes and Communities Agency and in 2006 was awarded a CBE for services to social housing. Kate lives in Essex.
Roger Burden joined the Board in 2010 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Roger became a director following the completion of the merger with Chelsea Building Society. He joined the Chelsea’s Board as a non-executive director on 1 November 2009 when merger discussions between the two societies were well advanced. Roger has extensive experience at a senior level within the financial services sector. He is a former Chief Executive and Chairman of Cheltenham & Gloucester Plc as well as a former Chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders. He is also a director and a former Chairman of the Football Association. Roger lives in Gloucestershire.
Philip Johnson joined the board in 2007 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Philip retired as a partner at Deloitte LLP in 2007 where he was Head of Audit Quality and Risk Management for the UK, a member of the Deloitte Board of Partners and Chairman of the Deloitte Audit Committee. During his 30 years as a partner with Deloitte, Philip specialised in providing advisory and assurance services to large corporate clients. He has considerable experience of financial services through leading some major investigations in the sector. Philip has recently been appointed as President of the Federation of European Accountants. Philip lives in Greater Manchester.
David Paige joined the board in 2006 and is a member of the Audit, Group Risk and Remuneration Committees.
David is a chartered accountant and has extensive experience within the financial services industry on the risk, financial and audit sides. He was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand in its financial services division before moving into senior executive positions with NatWest Bank Plc, Zurich Financial Services, Aviva Plc and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group Plc where he was Executive Director (Risk). David is also a non-executive director of several of Aegon’s UK businesses.
Simon Turner joined the board in 2005 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Simon has extensive experience in marketing, sales and general management in a variety of roles in the electrical and publishing markets. In 1999 he joined DSG International Plc where he was Group Managing Director of PC World and all PC City operations in Europe. Prior to retirement at the end of 2008, Simon was the Group Purchasing Director of DSG International Plc. He is now self employed and works in a variety of roles in the electronics industry worldwide.
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