Sue was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2020. She is a Chartered Insurer and has extensive executive experience in the insurance industry with Direct Line and Esure and more recently as a Non-executive Director of Methodist Insurance PLC.

Her in depth knowledge of risk management, corporate governance and culture development brings specialist expertise to the Society’s Board of Directors.

Sue chairs the Board's Risk Committee.

Elizabeth has a close affinity with mutuality having spent several years with Royal London as Pensions Manager and Head of Customer Engagement and more recently as a member of their independent governance committee.

Elizabeth joined our Board in October 2020 and brings significant strategy development, digital and marketing experience to the Society.

Graeme was appointed to the board at the AGM and as Chair at the board meeting immediately following the AGM in June 2025. He is an experienced investment professional and qualified actuary with a wealth of experience in senior financial services leadership. He currently serves as Non-executive director at The Methodist Insurance Company plc & Epworth Investment Management and acts as a professional trustee with Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees Limited. He is a director of his own financial services consulting firm, Smeaton Park Consulting.

David was appointed to the board in December 2018. He was appointed Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director after the AGM in 2025. David has enjoyed a long career in banking, most recently with the Co-operative Bank where he played a leading role in the research and development of their ethical policies and is an expert in payment services. David retired in January 2026 from his role as a Director and Chair of the Co-operative Credit Union.

Peter was appointed as Chief Executive of the Society in October 2006. Following an early banking career, he served as Chief  Executive of a mutual health care cash plan insurer. He has an MBA, focused on small business management. Peter is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Financial Mutuals and a member of the PRA Insurance Practitioner Panel. In his spare time Peter is a Trustee and Chair of a local mental health charity, the Simeon Centre and is a Non-executive director of a small bank, Methodist Chapel Aid Limited.

Sazeda joined the board in February 2025 on completion of the transfer of engagements from Red Rose Friendly Society Limited, having served on the Red Rose board as a Non-executive director since 2022. Sazeda qualified as a Solicitor and has since held a number of positions within the Civil Service. Sazeda brings specialist knowledge of Human Resource strategies (CIPD qualified), Project Management (APMQ) and faith-based investing. She was awarded an MBE in 2017 for service to her local community.

Mark joined the board in February 2025 on the completion of the transfer of engagement from Red Rose Friendly Society Limited, having been Chief Executive of Red Rose since April 2016. Mark has held a number of senior executive and non-executive directorships within the mutual financial services sector and has expertise of financial services leadership.