Suffolk Building Society promotes Newman to COO | Mortgage Strategy

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Suffolk Building Society has promoted Rebecca Newman to chief operating officer (COO) from her previous role as chief of staff.

Newman takes on the new role from former COO Ian Brighton, who has been appointed as head of credit management and mortgages. 

Her new role combines her previous responsibilities with an additional operational remit, including change management and IT and information security. 

She will also be responsible for outsourcing and operational resilience which will sit within the chief executive officer’s office team. 

Having worked more than 30 years in the building society sector, Brighton will be stepping away from the board and executive team to a more hands-on role.

Brighton will be responsible for the entire mortgage lifecycle and the lending function will continue to report to him.

The society says both roles are central to its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategy, which includes developing the green finance agenda and climate change reporting, with Newman heading up the programme as executive sponsor.

Commenting on the appointments, the society’s chief executive officer Richard Norrington, says: “I would like to congratulate Rebecca Newman on her appointment, which is testament to her hard work and commitment in her six years at the Society, and am delighted with Ian Brighton’s transition into his new role. These changes further strengthen the society’s operational and management structure as we ready ourselves for the years ahead.”


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