– UK, Bradford – Vanquis Banking Group plc (LON: VANQ) today announced the appointment of Karen Briggs, Oliver Laird, and Jackie Noakes to its Board as new Independent Non-Executive Directors effective 27 March 2024.
“I am delighted to welcome Karen, Oliver and Jackie to the Board. Their wealth of expertise complements the Board’s skill set, as it supports the Group through business and culture change, whilst delivering responsible lending to its customers.” said Board chairman, Sir Peter Estlin.
The Group also announced that Elizabeth Chambers and Margot James are stepping down from the Board effective as of 15 May 2024.
About Karen Briggs
Karen Briggs is a qualified accountant with over 30 years of financial services and banking experience and has been a KPMG UK and FTI Consulting EMEA Executive Committee member and senior leader, with a focus on governance, risk, and compliance.
Karen has been a KPMG UK and FTI Consulting EMEA Executive Committee member and senior leader and is a qualified accountant with over 30 years of experience. Karen held many senior leadership roles at KPMG UK, including Head of Risk Consulting and Head of Tax, Pensions, and Legal Services. Throughout her career, she has had a focus on financial services, governance, risk and compliance, AI, big data, and technology. Karen is a NED of the Invictus Games Foundation Board, Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and Independent Council member at Imperial College London, Strategic Adviser to Eversheds Sutherland International, and a NED and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at Chubb Underwriting Agencies Ltd (Designate). She is also an Advisory Council Member for Elevate City, a women’s leadership network.
About Oliver Laird
Oliver Laird is a highly experienced CFO and non-executive director. He has extensive finance and regulatory experience in financial services, banking, and manufacturing, having been CFO at Lookers plc and CFO of First Direct Bank. Jackie Noakes is a senior executive with extensive experience in large-scale financial services and banking businesses, currently COO of Phoenix Group and was previously Group COO at Bank of Ireland.
Oliver is a highly experienced CFO and non-executive director. He has extensive finance and regulatory experience in financial services and banking, manufacturing, and consultancy having been CFO at Lookers plc, CFO of First Direct Bank, Director of Central Finance at Lloyds Banking Group, and Finance Director of Co-Op Insurance Services. Oliver was also CFO at CPP Group plc, a multi-national financial services business, from 2017 to 2021. Oliver has also held non-executive director roles with a social housing provider, the British Council, Leeds University Union, and Beverley Building Society, where he is Audit Committee Chair.
About Jackie Noakes
Jackie is a senior executive with extensive experience in large-scale financial services and banking businesses, having performed roles as CEO, COO, and CIO. Jackie has non-executive experience in Mutuals and listed businesses. She joined the Bank of Ireland (BOI) in 2018 as Group COO and played a key role in delivering the bank-wide IT transformation program. Between 2018 and 2022 Jackie held the role of non-executive director of BOI (UK) Plc. Jackie also held several senior roles at Legal & General (L&G) including as chief executive of L&G’s mature savings business and group IT and shared services director. Between 2020 and 2022, Jackie was a non-executive director at One Family (the Family Assurance Friendly Society Ltd).
SOURCE: https://www.vanquis.co.uk/
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