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Board and Committee attendance Performance evaluation and Company Secretary and independent
professional development professional advice
The following table sets out individual Strategic Report
director’s attendance at the scheduled Each year all the Directors are subject to Richard Bryan, the Bank’s General
Board, Risk & Compliance, Audit, a formal appraisal. The Chief Executive Counsel, has served as the Company
Performance & Remuneration and Officer carries out appraisals of the Chief Secretary throughout the year ended 31
Nominations & Governance Committees Financial Officer, the Chief Risk Officer and December 2021. The Company Secretary
meetings during 2021 (attendance is shown the Chief Development Officer based on is responsible to the Board for ensuring
only where a director is a member of the a range of agreed personal and business compliance with corporate governance
committee and includes any meeting objectives. The Chairman of the Board requirements. The Board has access to
where a director is appointed or retired). completes the Chief Executive Officer’s the Company Secretary individually and
appraisal, performance also being assessed collectively. As well as the support of the
against a range of agreed personal and Company Secretary, any Director may take
Director Board Risk & Audit Performance & Nominations business objectives. independent professional advice at the
Compliance Committee Remuneration & Governance Company’s expense in the furtherance of Corporate Governance Statement
Committee Committee Committee The Chairman conducts appraisals of the their duties, where considered necessary.
independent Non-Executive Directors,
No. of meetings in 2021 11 9 4 3 5
basing the assessment of each Director’s Principal accountant fees and services
Caroline Fawcett 11 N/M 3 3 5 contribution to the Board’s performance An analysis of fees for professional services
using criteria such as attendance,
Paul ffolkes Davis 1 6 N/M 2 1 2 provided by KPMG, the Company’s external
performance at meetings, and additional auditors for the year ended 31 December
Tim Harvey-Samuel 2 6 1 3 2 2 2 training and development requirements.
2021, is set out in note 8 to the Bank’s
Andrea Hodgson 11 N/M N/M N/M N/M financial statements.
The Board conducts an annual review of
Michael Hudson 11 N/M N/M N/M N/M its effectiveness, as do each of the
Board committees.
Donald Kerr 11 N/M N/M N/M N/M
Simon Lindley 11 N/M N/M N/M N/M Independent Auditor’s Report
Simon Moore 11 9 2 4

Patrick Newberry 4 3 0 1 N/M 0
Richard Perry 5 10 6 4 3 3
Ian Smith 6 7 7 2 N/M 4

Christiane Wuillamie 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Treble 11 9 4 3 N/M

1 resigned on 30 June 2021 Financial Statements
2 appointed on 24 June 2021
3 became a member on 28 October 2021
4 appointed on 24 September 2021
5 resigned on 31 March 2022 The Bank has a well-established
6 resigned on 30 September 2021
7 appointed on 24 March 2022
N/M not a member of this Committee corporate governance structure,
and the Board supports the

principles of good corporate

governance as set out in the UK Notes to the Financial Statements

Corporate Governance Code.