Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Mark Curran as a non-executive director and chair of its risk committee.
Curran brings more than 38 years of experience across retail, commercial and business banking, global payments and large-scale banking transformation.
His career has included senior roles across the financial services sector, alongside extensive board-level and industry leadership experience.
Most recently, he served as customer banking director at TSB Bank and was a member of the bank’s executive committee.
In that role he was responsible for income, distribution, conduct, products and marketing across TSB’s personal and business banking operations.
Curran has also played a key role in a host of major UK banking infrastructure initiatives.
He spent seven years as a board director of Faster Payments Scheme Limited, helping oversee the UK’s real-time payments system.
In addition, he has chaired the programme board responsible for developing the Current Account Switching Service, working closely with banks, technology suppliers and HM Treasury to deliver the industry-wide service.
He has also been a part of the Chartered Banker Institute since 2006
Commenting on his new role, Curran says: “Mutuals play a vital role in the UK financial services sector, particularly in supporting local communities and maintaining a strong focus on members.”
“From my first conversations with the board and executive team it was clear there is a strong sense of purpose around responsible growth, sound risk management and maintaining the values that define a building society.
“I look forward to contributing my experience and working with colleagues to support the Society’s continued progress.”
Hanley Economic chief executive Mark Selby adds: “Mark brings a depth of experience that spans retail banking, payments infrastructure and large-scale change programmes.”
“That mix of operational insight and governance experience will be extremely valuable to the Society as we continue to grow our lending activities while maintaining a strong and disciplined approach to risk.”
