SKIPTON Building Society, which has branches across the Bradford district, has announced the appointment of Stuart Haire as its new Group Chief Executive.

Subject to regulatory approval, Stuart will join the society at the end of the year.

Stuart is currently the CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking at HSBC UK.

In a career spanning over 20 years, Mr Haire has held executive leadership roles across a variety of functions within financial services.

From working at RBS as director of financial strategy and analysis, and later their chief risk officer, through to being HSBC’s head of customer value management accountable for customer, commercial and risk targets across HSBC UK, First Direct and John Lewis Financial Services.

Ian Cornelius, Skipton’s Interim Group Chief Executive will remain in role until December 31.

Gwyn Burr, Chair of Skipton Building Society, said: "I’m delighted to welcome Stuart to Skipton. He’ll be joining us in our 170th year and his leadership and vision is exactly what we need for the next chapter of our long and proud history. And I’d like to thank Ian Cornelius for his first-rate stewardship of the business over the past few months and through to the end of the year."

 

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