Board of directors

Robert has a wealth of experience in the retail banking sector. In addition to HTB, Robert is currently Chairman of Metro Bank plc and has previously held a number of other board positions in the UK and the Middle East since retiring as an Executive Director at companies including Bank of Ireland (UK plc),  Vaultex Limited (a JV between HSBC and Barclays), Aldermore Bank plc, Barclays Pension Trustees Limited, LSL Properties plc, George Wimpey plc. Robert’s previous roles include Chief Executive of Portman Building Society.

Matthew was appointed as CEO of HTB with effect from 23 April 2018. Prior to joining HTB, Matthew was an Executive Director of Castle Trust Capital plc. From 2007 to 2012, Matthew served as an Executive Director of Nationwide, latterly as Distribution Director where his responsibilities included the branch network, contact centres, Nationwide Financial Solutions and the group’s operations in the intermediary mortgage market. Matthew was the Chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders for two years running in 2009 and 2010.

Tim has over 26 years’ experience in financial services. Most recently, he was IPO Director for the CYBG float following a similar role for TSB. Prior to that he undertook various roles in LBG Group Finance as Group Financial Controller and BP&A Director and as FD of Asset Finance Divisions. Prior to joining LBG, Tim spent many years in big four accountancy firms providing transaction advisory services to a wide range of FS businesses.

Richard is a Non‑Executive Director on the board of HTB. Richard spent the majority of his career with KPMG where he was a partner from January 1997 to July 2012. He is currently also a Non‑Executive Director of Alpha Bank London Limited and Brooks Macdonald Group plc. Richard holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Business Economics from the University of Southampton and is a Chartered Accountant.

Martyn’s career in audit, risk management and governance spans four decades, including operating at Board level in both the private and public sector.  Martyn spent five years at Credit Suisse Group where he was Global Head of Internal Audit and prior to that he oversaw group audit functions at Lloyds Banking Group as Group Audit Director for nine years. Before joining Lloyds, Martyn spent 24 years at international professional services firm Arthur Andersen in the UK, Switzerland and Australia.  Martyn also serves as Chairman of Ratesetter, as well as Wesleyan Bank and Non-Executive Director at Yeovil District Hospital.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, where he chaired the Institute’s Internal Audit Advisory Panel for 10 years.

Dominic is a Non-Executive Director and is also the Managing Partner of Alchemy. Dominic joined Alchemy in 1998, became a Partner in 2001 and was elected Managing Partner in 2009. Previously in investment banking at UBS, Dominic has a MA and Mphil from Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard.

Richard has had a 30-year executive career in financial services. In addition to HTB, Richard sits on the Board of Bank of Ireland (UK) plc, where he chairs the Risk Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. Richard’s past non-executive director roles include Al Rayan Bank, where he chaired the Risk Committee; and West Bromwich Building Society, where he chaired the Risk Committee. Richard was also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at the University of York. Richard has held the roles of Finance Director and then Risk Director for Barclays’ Retail Financial Services Division; Finance Director, Barclaycard; and Chief Financial Officer for Barclaycard USA.

Julia is a Non-Executive Director on the board of HTB. With over 23 years of experience across a number of senior technology and transformation roles, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge gained across 9 industry sectors, including public sector, to help HTB define and deliver a strategy for growth. Julia has championed technology and innovation for the vast majority of her career, encouraging teams to challenge the orthodoxy and dare to be different. An exponent of collaboration and modern agile practices, Julia’s appointment will help HTB by bringing her extensive, cross-sector expertise, and passion for technology and innovation, to bear across the business.