Afin Bank has appointed Rebecca Griffin as chief risk officer.
Griffin joins from 118 118 Money where she was chief risk officer and brings over 15 years of financial services experience.
She transitioned into compliance and finance spending almost 12 years at Hinckley & Rugby Building Society, helping to build the mutual’s compliance function and rising to chief risk officer.
Commenting on her move, Griffin says: “I was attracted to the bank because it’s still quite new and I love helping to build new functions and teams. And I love the pace of Afin, it’s very entrepreneurial, so helping the bank to grow safely is a fantastic opportunity.”
“Everyone I have met at Afin is passionate and engaged about the bank and our ethos of supporting customers, which is so refreshing and infectious. It is a collaborative culture, which is very important to me.”
Afin Bank chief executive Jason Oakley adds: “Rebecca has a great set of skills in finance and compliance, with valuable experience in helping organisations to grow. Rebecca will be an important part of the bank as we develop.”
