Pope joins with more than 30 years of experience in financial services. She currently sits on the board of the debt charity StepChange and is chair of the Charities Aid Foundation Bank.

She recently retired from Lloyds Banking Group, where she was chief of staff and chief sustainability officer.

In that role she had a particular focus on sustainability, responsible business, inclusion and diversity. Prior roles at Lloyds include savings director and investment and protection director.

She has previously been chief executive officer at Alliance Trust Savings, executive vice president, global strategy at Visa International and head of retail banking Africa at Standard Chartered.

Janet has also been a member of the board at Alliance Trust and the Banking Standards Board.

Yorkshire Building Society chair Annemarie Durbin says: “Janet has considerable experience in financial services, both in executive and non-executive positions. She has held Board positions on a range of public, private and charity organisations and the Society and our members will benefit from the insight she brings.”