Archives: Speakers

The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy, former UK Cabinet Minister and Founder and Executive Chair, Arden Strategies A member of His Majesty’s Privy Council, Jim served as a Labour MP for over two decades. He held multiple ministerial portfolios, including as Minister for Europe and Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform. He went on to serve as Secretary of State for…
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Sandy Begbie CBE, FRSE was appointed Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise in October 2020. Prior to joining SFE, Sandy led the development of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee following an 18-month contract at Tesco Bank as the Chief Transformation Officer. Sandy was responsible for the Global People, Organisation and Culture Integration following the successful merger of Standard Life…
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Simon joined The Melton in June 2020 as Chief Executive and has worked in financial services for over 30 years. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer for the Nottingham Building Society for almost eight years. Simon has held a number of senior roles at Lloyds and Barclays and was a Regional Director for Lloyds Banking Group before joining the Building…
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Sarah Harrison joined the BSA as Chief Executive in December 2025. Sarah is an experienced chief executive with over 30 years in strategic leadership roles as a public servant, working both for regulators and the government. Her previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at the Cabinet Office, Chief Operating Officer at the former business department (BEIS), Chief Executive of the…
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Charlotte Gerken is Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision and is responsible for the supervision of around 600 deposit taking firms, including over 400 mutuals (building societies and credit unions).   Charlotte also chairs the PRA’s main executive committee taking decisions on supervision, policy and risk issues, and is a member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision. From 2020…
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Dame Debbie Crosbie joined Nationwide as Chief Executive Officer in June 2022. Since then, she has developed the Society’s new business strategy, created a new Purpose, and refreshed its brand, marketing and member rewards. Since Debbie’s appointment, Nationwide has acquired Virgin Money to become the first mutual group to offer business banking services, and it is now the second largest…
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