Data group Moneyfacts has appointed Stephen Mitcham to its board as a non-executive director.

Mitcham was chief executive of the Cambridge Building Society for over 12-and-a-half years leaving in October 2019.

He was also chairman of the Building Societies Association for a year, ending in May 2019.

Mitcham began his 34-year career in financial services with a three-year stint as a branch manager for the Nationwide Building Society in 1987.

Analysis from the London-listed Moneyfacts is widely used by major banks and building societies, as well as the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury.

Moneyfacts founder and executive chairman John Woods says: “Moneyfacts Group has been pioneering financial comparison technology for over 30 years.

“The appointment of Stephen Mitcham, with a long history in financial services, marks the continued growth and success of Moneyfacts Group as the UK’s leading provider of retail financial data.”

Moneyfacts non-executive director Mitcham adds: “No other company has done more to pioneer the provision of trusted data and fintech products for the UK’s banks, building societies and regulators.”