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Leadership team biographies Contents
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Chairman and Executive Directors Strategic Report

Simon Moore Donald Kerr Andrea Hodgson Simon Lindley Mike Hudson Corporate Governance Statement
Chairman Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Chief Development Officer Chief Risk Officer

Simon joined Cambridge & (subject to regulatory approval) Donald is a career banker having Andrea joined Cambridge & Simon has over 30 years’ experience Mike joined Cambridge & Counties
Counties Bank when it was formed and is also non-executive joined Bank of Scotland after Counties Bank as CFO and in financial services predominantly Bank in January 2020, before
in 2012, as Non-Executive Director chairman of RCI Bank UK. He graduating from university. He Board member in 2017, prior to centred on business development which he was the CRO for 7 years
and chair of the Nominations and is a trustee of the Wallscourt has held leadership roles at which she held similar roles at a and property lending. After starting at Brown Shipley & Co Ltd. With
Remuneration Committee. He was Foundation, supporting the Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin start-up challenger and USS Ltd. his career in 1985 working for nearly 40 years’ experience in
appointed Chairman of the Bank in students and teaching objectives Money and Co-operative Bank. Andrea qualified as a chartered NatWest, Simon moved around the Financial Services working across
October 2016. of the University of the West Experience gained in corporate and accountant with KPMG before Midlands to broaden his knowledge all the risk categories, Mike has Independent Auditor’s Report
of England, Bristol, and a lay transactional banking led Donald moving into financial services and by leading business development spent most of his career within
After leaving the British Army, member of the Audit and Risk to specialise in SME banking with has 20 years’ experience ranging teams for Bank of Ireland, Yorkshire banking and lending, helping
Simon began his banking career Committee of the Recruitment customers that he believes are the from banking licence application, Bank and latterly leading the ensure firms have the appropriate
in 1992. He completed his training and Employers Confederation. backbone of the UK economy. acquisition, and integrations Handelsbanken in Leicester. risk and control environment.
with Lloyds Bank in 1994 and spent Formerly he was a governor at Managing Director positions through to strategy development.
the bulk of his career with Chase the University of the West of in distribution, operations, risk Andrea has a proven track record After joining Cambridge & Counties At Cambridge & Counties Bank, he
Manhattan Bank in London and England and non-executive board management and strategy from her executive leadership Bank in 2012 as its first Business is responsible for the management
New York. He also worked with member of the Government culminated in his appointment roles with Lloyds Banking Group, Development Manager, Simon took and oversight of the Bank’s credit
Barclays Bank where he was the Office of the Southwest. as Chief Executive Officer for Bank of Scotland, and National over responsibility for the national risk and control framework which
regional director for the corporate Cambridge & Counties Bank in Australia group. Previously, she has Property Finance team in 2015 and also includes helping the Bank
banking business in Wales and the November 2020. also served as a Non-Executive has been at the centre of the Bank’s meet its regulatory obligations, Financial Statements
Southwest of England. Director and Deputy Chair for a successful balance sheet growth as well as its legal and company
large NHS Foundation Trust. due to his commitment to delivering secretarial accountabilities. Mike
Simon was a member of the a service led and broker-centric also oversees the bank’s response
management board of the Andrea is passionate about business. Simon was appointed to to climate change, as well as
Confederation of British Industry motivating teams to ensure the Board as Chief Development broader environmental, social and
(CBI) from 2013 until 2016 and the that the Finance & Treasury Officer In 2017, when he took governance activities.
director responsible for London, functions are valued and trusted over responsibility for the asset
the South of England, and Financial business partners at the heart of finance sales team. Furthermore, He’s passionate about ensuring the
Services. Prior to that, he spent the business. Simon’s remit increased in 2020 to broader Risk Management team
three years as CBI International include customer deposits as well provide the appropriate support to
Director leading the work of the as marketing. the Bank, allowing it to continue to
CBI in support of its members grow securely. Notes to the Financial Statements
outside Europe. Outside of the Bank, Simon is a very
proud Non-Executive Trustee of
Simon has recently been appointed Age UK Leicestershire and has acted
as non-executive director and as the charity’s treasurer for over
chairman to the board of PCF Bank 15 years.