The Boards


The Group is led by the Group Board comprising a Chair, independent Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors.

Boards are collectively responsible for the long-term success of the Companies

The Group Board's role is to provide entrepreneurial leadership of the Company within a framework of prudent and effective controls.

It achieves this by setting the strategy and overseeing its delivery, establishing a culture, values and standards of the Group, ensuring that the Group manages risk effectively, monitoring financial performance and reporting and ensuring that appropriate and effective succession planning arrangements and policies are in place.

Lloyds Banking Group conducts its business through a number of subsidiaries including Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc. Together these are the Banks which undertake the ring-fenced banking (RFB) business of the Group.

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Non-Executive Directors

Additional Banks Non-Executive Directors

Section 430(2B) Companies Act 2006 statements

Group Executive Committee

Executive Directors


The Executive Directors of Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Bank plc, Bank of Scotland plc and their biographical profiles.

Charlie Nunn
Charlie Nunn Executive Director and Group Chief Executive

Appointed: August 2021

Skills, experience and contribution

•  Extensive financial services experience including in chief executive and other leadership roles

•  Strategic planning and implementation

•  Extensive experience of digital transformation

Charlie has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector. Prior to joining the Group, Charlie held a range of leadership positions at HSBC, including Global Chief Executive, Wealth and Personal Banking, and Group Head of Wealth Management and Digital, as well as Global Chief Operating Officer of Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Charlie began his career at Accenture, where he worked for 13 years in the US, France, Switzerland and the UK before being made a Partner. He then moved to McKinsey & Co. as a Senior Partner, leading on projects for five years.

Key external appointments

None.
 

William Chalmers
William Chalmers Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Appointed: August 2019

Skills, experience and contribution

•  Significant board level strategic and financial leadership experience

•  Strategic planning and development, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital structuring and risk management

William joined the Board in August 2019, when he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and was Interim Group Chief Executive from May 2021 to August 2021. William has worked in financial services for over 25 years and previously held a number of senior roles at Morgan Stanley, including Co-Head of the Global Financial Institutions Group and Head of EMEA Financial Institutions Group. Before joining Morgan Stanley, William worked for J. P. Morgan, again in the Financial Institutions Group.

Key external appointments

None.
 

Non-Executive Directors


The Non-Executive Directors of Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Bank plc, Bank of Scotland plc and their biographical profiles.

Sir Robin Budenberg CBE
Sir Robin Budenberg CBE Chair

Appointed: October 2020 (Board), January 2021 (Chair)

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Extensive financial services and investment banking experience
  • Strong governance and strategic advisory skills in relation to companies and government
  • Regulatory, public policy and stakeholder management experience

Robin was Chair of The Crown Estate for 9 years until July 2025. He spent 25 years advising UK companies and the UK Government while working for S.G. Warburg/UBS Investment Bank and was formerly Chief Executive and Chairman of UK Financial Investments (UKFI), managing the Government’s investments in UK banks following the 2008 financial crisis. He qualified as a chartered accountant.

Key external appointments

None.

Board committees

  • Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Responsible Business Committee
     
Kelly Bennett
Kelly Bennett Independent non-executive director

Appointed: September 2026

Skills, experience and contribution:

  • Significant marketing and brand background
  • Extensive consumer engagement and digital platform experience
  • Deep understanding of technology’s role in engaging consumers and of customer data and analytics

Kelly was Chief Marketing Officer of Netflix from 2012 until 2019. Before that role, he held a number of senior positions at Warner Bros. Entertainment, including Vice President, Interactive, World Wide Marketing and Director, New Media and Interactive Marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Kelly has also undertaken advisory roles to the Microsoft Xbox CEO and leadership teams and the founders of Nubank and of Strava.

Key external appointments: Chair of the Supervisory Board of Zalando SE, a venture advisor to TCMI, Inc, which trades as Technology Crossover Ventures, and an advisor to the CEO of Neko Health.

Board committees

None.

Nathan Bostock
Nathan Bostock Non-Executive Director and Chair of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc

Appointed: August 2024

Skills, experience and contribution

  • A wealth of financial, risk and regulatory expertise
  • Extensive experience in large-scale customer and corporate facing businesses
  • Significant executive experience in the financial services industry

Nathan was Chief Executive Officer of Santander UK plc from 2014 until 2022 and then Head of Investment Platforms at Banco Santander S.A. until his retirement from Santander in 2023.

Prior to joining Santander in 2014, Nathan was an executive director and Group Chief Financial Officer of RBS and previously held the post of Chief Risk Officer at RBS.

Before joining RBS, Nathan held various senior positions at Santander UK plc between 2004 and 2009, including Executive Director, Finance Director and commercial Chief Executive Officer roles in Financial Markets and Corporate Banking and in Cards and Insurance. He is qualified as a chartered accountant.

Key external appointments

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Jupiter Fund Management plc.

Board committees

  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee 
     
Danuta Gray
Danuta Gray Independent non-executive director and Chair of Scottish Widows Group

Appointed: July 2026

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Significant financial services and insurance board and chair experience
  • Extensive experience of transforming large, customer focused businesses
  • Track record of growing technology focused businesses

Danuta chaired Direct Line Insurance Group plc from 2020 to 2025 and served as a non-executive director of Aldermore Bank plc from 2014 to 2021, which included periods as Senior Independent Director and Interim Chair. Danuta has also been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Old Mutual plc. Prior to her non-executive career, Danuta held senior executive positions in the telecommunications sector including Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica O2 Ireland and an Executive Board member of O2 plc.

Key external appointments

Chair of Croda International Plc, Non-Executive Director of Burberry Group plc and member of the Board of Trustees of the Resolution Foundation

Board committees

  • Member of the Responsible Business Committee
Nigel Hinshelwood
Nigel Hinshelwood Independent non-executive director and Senior Independent Director, Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc

Appointed: November 2026 (January 2019: Senior Independent Director, Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc)

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Extensive experience in the financial services sector in the UK and worldwide
  • Significant experience of operations and technology, including AI, cloud and emerging technologies
  • Deep experience of large-scale transformation

Nigel was a partner at Ernst & Young, and also held various roles at HSBC, including Deputy CEO of HSBC Bank plc, Head of HSBC Insurance Holdings, Chief Operating Officer for EMEA and Global Head of Operations. Nigel was formerly a Non-Executive Director of Lloyd’s of London, Nordea Bank, AXA XL UK and Ikano Bank.

Key external appointments

Chair and Non-Executive Director of Marsh Limited, International Advisory Council Member of Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, Advisory Council Member of International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers, Member of the Google Cloud Advisory Board of Google Cloud EMEA and Senior Advisor to Capital.Com.

Board committees:

  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
Sarah Legg
Sarah Legg Independent non-executive director

Appointed: December 2019

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Strong financial leadership and regulatory reporting skills
  • Significant audit and risk experience in financial leadership
  • Strong transformation programme experience

Sarah has spent her entire executive career in financial services with almost 30 years at HSBC. She was the Group Financial Controller, a Group General Manager and CFO for HSBC’s Asia Pacific region. She also spent eight years as a Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited.

Key external appointments

Non-Executive Director of Severn Trent plc, Non-Executive Director of Man Group plc, and a Trustee of the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales.

Board committees

  • Chair of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee
  • Member of the Responsible Business Committee
     
Amanda Mackenzie LVO OBE
Amanda Mackenzie LVO OBE Independent non-executive director

Appointed: October 2018

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Extensive experience in ESG matters including responsible business and sustainability
  • Strong customer engagement and digital technology experience
  • Significant marketing and brand background

Amanda was Chief Executive of Business in the Community, of which King Charles III is the Royal Founding Patron and which promotes responsible business and corporate responsibility. Prior to that role, she was a member of Aviva’s Group Executive for seven years as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and was seconded to help launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She is also a former Director of British Airways AirMiles, BT, Hewlett Packard Inc and British Gas.

Key external appointments

Non-Executive Director of The British Land Company plc, Chair of The Queen’s Reading Room, and Chair and partner of Otherwise Partners LLP

Board committees

  • Chair of the Responsible Business Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
Harmeen Mehta
Harmeen Mehta Independent non-executive director

Appointed: November 2021

Skills, experience and contribution 

  • Over 25 years’ experience leading digital, AI-driven, complex transformation
  • Experience of building and running technology-led businesses and creating new ventures
  • A wealth of international and financial services knowledge having lived in 11 countries and worked across 30 countries on six continents

Harmeen was appointed Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Equinix in April 2025. Prior to that role, she was Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at BT, and spent seven years as Global Chief Information Officer and Head of Cyber Security and Cloud Business at Bharti Airtel, leading its cloud and security businesses. Earlier in her career, Harmeen held CIO positions at BBVA, HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Key external appointments 

Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Equinix and Non-Executive Director, UK Parliament, Information and Digital Board.

Board committees

None.
 

Chris Rhodes
Chris Rhodes Independent non-executive director

Appointed: November 2026

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Significant executive retail banking experience
  • Strong financial leadership and regulatory reporting skills
  • Significant audit and risk experience in financial leadership

Chris has spent his entire executive career in financial services. Chris undertook a range of roles Alliance & Leicester including Interim Chief Executive Officer, Group Finance Director, Managing Director of Retail Banking and Operations Director.

He then joined Nationwide Building Society and held roles including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Products and Proposition Officer and Group Retail Director. Chris was then Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Money following its acquisition by Nationwide Building Society.

Key external appointments

None

Board committees:

  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee
Cathy Turner
Cathy Turner Senior Independent Director

Appointed: November 2022 (Board), September 2023 (Senior Independent Director)

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Significant executive and non-executive financial services experience
  • Knowledge of complex remuneration matters
  • Communications expertise with a broad range of stakeholders including investors, regulators, government, media and unions

Cathy has significant financial services experience, having worked in senior executive positions at Barclays plc and at the Group. Cathy has previously been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Aldermore Group plc, Quilter plc, Spectris plc and Countrywide plc.

Key external appointments

Non-Executive Director of Rentokil Initial plc and Partner on a part-time basis at Manchester Square Partners LLP.

Board committees

  • Chair of the Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee
Chris Vogelzang
Chris Vogelzang Independent non-executive director and Chair of Lloyds GmbH

Appointed: June 2025

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Extensive experience in retail and commercial banking
  • Strong understanding of technology’s role in financial services 
  • Track record of driving transformation within organisations

Chris was Chief Executive Officer of Danske Bank A/S from 2019 until 2021. Prior to that, he held a number of senior positions at ABN AMRO, including Managing Board member with responsibility for Retail and Private Banking, Chief Executive Officer of Retail Banking for The Netherlands and Chief Executive Officer of Global Private Banking. 

Key external appointments

Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director of Wolters Kluwer N.V. and member of the Supervisory Board of Adyen N.V.

Board committees

  • Member of the Responsible Business Committee
  • Member of the Board Risk Committee
Catherine Woods
Catherine Woods Independent non-executive director

Appointed: March 2020

Skills, experience and contribution

  • Extensive executive experience of international financial institutions
  • Deep experience of risk and transformation oversight
  • Strong focus on culture and corporate governance

Catherine is a former Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director of AIB Group plc where she also chaired the Board Audit Committee. In her executive career with J. P. Morgan Securities, she was Vice President, European Financial Institutions, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Vice President Equity Research Department, forming the European Banks Team. 

Key external appointments

Deputy Chair of BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited.

Board committees

  • Chair of the Board Risk Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
     

Additional Non-Executive Directors


Additional Non-Executive Directors of Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc and their biographical profiles.

Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc together form the Ring-Fenced Banks of Lloyds Banking Group in the context of U.K. financial regulations. The concept of the Ring-Fenced Banks was created in order to protect consumer banking services from shocks to the wider financial system. As the Group is focused on the U.K. and on retail and commercial banking customers, the majority of our banking business is undertaken within the Ring-Fenced Banks.

There are separate boards and board committees of Lloyds Banking Group plc, Lloyds Bank plc, Bank of Scotland plc and HBOS plc, with meetings generally held concurrently under the ‘Aligned Board Model’. This model is in accordance with the Bank of England PRA Direction on the Group’s Ring-Fenced Bank governance requirements, dated 8 May 2026 (the PRA RFB Governance Direction). As most of the Group’s business sits within the Ring-Fenced Banks, the interests of the Ring-Fenced Banks, Lloyds Banking Group plc and HBOS plc are aligned in most circumstances.

The PRA RFB Governance Direction for the Group allows all board members of the Ring-Fenced Banks to also be board members of the Group. It also provides for the appointment of three Ring-Fenced Bank Non-Executive Directors (including the Ring-Fenced Bank Senior Independent Director) as PRA senior management function holders for the Ring-Fenced Banks, all of whose primary focus is, in the event of a conflict, on protecting, and acting exclusively in the interests of, the Ring-Fenced Banks. Nigel Hinshelwood (Senior Independent Director of the Ring-Fenced Banks and also a director of the Group), together with Sarah Bentley and Brendan Gilligan (both, directors of the Ring-Fenced Banks only) currently satisfy these roles, which is a crucial part of the Group’s overall governance structure. Sarah and Brendan are not members of the Group Board but attend the Group Board meetings as observers. 

Nigel’s biography is set out above, with Sarah and Brendan’s biographies provided below.

Sarah Bentley
Sarah Bentley Non-executive director, Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc

Appointed: January 2019

Skills, experience and contribution

•  Extensive digital and digital transformation experience

•  Strong customer and marketing skills

Sarah is Chair of the Gender Equality Leadership Team at Business in the Community. She was formerly Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Thames Water Utilities Limited and Director of Water UK, the trade association of the water and wastewater industry.

Prior to those roles, Sarah was Chief Customer Officer at Severn Trent plc and a member of its Executive Committee and the Managing Partner for Accenture’s Digital business unit in the UK & Ireland. She has worked internationally in a number of roles including Strategy, Marketing & Propositions for BT’s Global Services division, CEO of Datapoint and Senior Vice President of eLoyalty.

Key external appointments

Chair of Governors of Wellington College, Director of Scanes Bentley & Associates Limited and Chair of the Gender Equality Leadership Team at Business in the Community.
 

Board committees

•  Member of the Remuneration Committee

•  Member of the Responsible Business Committee

Brendan Gilligan
Brendan Gilligan Non-executive director, Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc

Appointed: January 2019

Skills, experience and contribution

•  Extensive experience in core strategic finance and controllership roles in the financial services industry

•  Significant experience of serving on the boards of regulated financial services businesses in the UK, France, Switzerland and Poland

Brendan’s career began in the Public Audit division of KPMG in Ireland and Canada. He subsequently worked in commercial and consumer banking services and financing with Woodchester Investments plc and, after its acquisition by General Electric Company, with GE Capital until his retirement in April 2018.

Key external appointments

Non-Executive Director of Cabot Credit Management Group Limited.

Board committees

•  Member of the Audit Committee

•  Member of the Board Risk Committee

Section 430(2B) Companies Act 2006 statements

  • Further to the announcement by Lloyds Banking Group plc (the “Company”) on 13 October 2025, Scott Wheway retired as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 31 October 2025.

    In accordance with section 430 (2B) of the Companies Act 2006, the Company confirms that Scott will receive pro-rated Board, Board Risk Committee, Nomination & Governance Committee and Scottish Widows Group chair fees up to and including 31 October 2025 at the rates set out in the Company’s Annual Report & Accounts 2024. No other remuneration payment will be made by the Company to Scott after he ceased to be a Non-Executive Director of the Company, nor will any payment for loss of office be made.