Appointments balance building society boardroom

TWO new arrivals on the board of Hinckley and Rugby Building Society have evened up the gender score.

The appointment of Barbara Mellish and Nemone Wynn-Evans as non-executive directors means there are now an equal number of women and men.

They join fellow non-execs Geneane Bell, David Woodward, Gary Wilkinson and chairman Colin Franklin.

Barbara is a qualified risk manager and had a 30-year career at Barclays before joining the not-for-profit side of banking at UK Payments as director of payments integrity and security for the UK’s banking infrastructure. In this role Barbara worked alongside the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Nemone’s background is in the equity capital markets sector of the City of London, including as a former finance director on the main board of a stock exchange. She also holds non-executive positions at a mutual friendly society in the savings and insurance sector and on the board of the commercial subsidiary of Coventry University.

Colin Franklin said: “It bodes very well for the future governance of the society that we have appointed two new non-executive directors of such a high calibre and with such extensive and relevant experience.

“Having a gender balance in this team is a real plus too. It reflects our customer base and we very much look forward to working with Barbara and Nemone to help guide the society in the coming years.”

They replace Paul Parmenter and Andrew Astin who have both retired after serving full nine-year terms.

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