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    Mark Pain

    Senior Independent Director: Appointed on 1 January 2021
    Appointed as Chair with effect from 19 November 2026, subject to shareholder re-election.

    Mark brings to the board more than 30 years’ finance, risk management and commercial experience. He has held executive and non-executive roles in both listed and private financial services companies, including in retail banking and insurance. Mark has experience as a SID and makes a highly valuable contribution to the Board. He was previously finance director of Barratt Developments plc and Abbey National plc and this experience equips him to support the chair as SID. 

    External roles

    Current

    • AXA UK plc, chairman
    • Empiric Student Property plc, non-executive chairman*

    Past

    • Barratt Developments plc, finance director*
    • Abbey National plc, finance director*
    • Yorkshire Building Society, senior independent director
    • London Square Limited, non-executive chairman
    • Ladbrokes Coral Group plc, non-executive director*
    • Punch Taverns plc, non-executive director*
    • Spirit Pub Company plc, non-executive director*
    • Johnston Press plc, non-executive director*
    • Aviva Insurance Limited, non-executive director

    *Directorship of publicly listed organisation

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    Mark Pain | Close Brothers Group