Board of Directors

  • Jeremy Cross

    Chair

    Jeremy was appointed to the Board in 2022 as Chair and also Chairs the Nominations Committee. He has been a Chartered Accountant for 30 years with a background in retail and financial services. Prior to joining the Society, Jeremy was Chair of another regional building society and has worked within the mutual sector for over 10 years. In addition, he serves on the Board of his local NHS Foundation Trust, as well as chairing the Board of a children’s hospice and Roseville Court Management Ltd.

  • Keith Rolfe

    Vice Chairman

    Keith was appointed to the Board in 2015. He has extensive risk management experience gained from front line risk roles in leading global financial institutions, latterly in an executive role within Barclays Corporate as Chief Credit Officer. He has also worked for UBS and Credit Suisse in risk management roles. He is Chair of the Risk & Compliance Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee.

  • Janet Chapman

    Non-Executive Director

    Janet joined the Board in April 2024. She has many years of experience in financial services, most recently leading the Member Service teams at Nationwide Building Society where she also served as Chief Internal Auditor. Her career has encompassed internal audit and IT roles in banks, asset management and retail brokerage in both the UK and the US. Janet now also serves as a Trustee at the Museum of the Home and as Deputy Chair of the Regal Tenbury Trust which operates a theatre near her home in Worcestershire. She is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Risk & Compliance Committees.

  • Myron Hrycyk

    Non-Executive Director

    Myron was appointed to the Board in 2017. He has an MBA from Birmingham University and is a chartered member of the British Computer Society. During his career he has been Group Chief Digital and Information Officer and Chief Procurement Officer at Severn Trent plc, and IT Director at Unipart Advanced Logistics. He recently stepped back from his Cabinet Office Crown Representative role working with the UK Government’s strategic digital technology suppliers to focus on his HMG appointment as a Commissioner to Birmingham City Council. Myron is a Non-Executive Director at Rooftop Housing Association. He is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk & Compliance Committees.

  • Belinda Moore

    Senior Independent Director

    Belinda was appointed to the Board in 2020. She has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of marketing disciplines gained from a career of over 30 years in the UK and overseas. She holds non-executive roles at Benenden Healthcare, Moat House and LGPS Central. She is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

  • Jill Bentley

    Non-Executive Director

    Jill was appointed to the Board in 2022. She has over 30 years risk management and prudential risk experience gained from senior roles across several large financial services firms. During her career she has also had several external secondments, including serving as Chief Risk Officer at what was then the Department of Communities and Local Government, and Policy Director at what was then the British Bankers Association. She is a Non-Executive Director of ACT Medical Ltd. Jill is a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance and Nominations Committees.

  • Adam Evetts

    Chief Executive

    Adam joined the Society in 2020 and was appointed to the Board in 2022, taking on the role of Chief Executive from January 2024. He has worked within the building society sector for nearly 30 years, including 23 years working in risk and compliance roles. He holds an MBA from Leicester University. He is a member of the Nominations Committee. Adam is also a Non-Executive Director of Roseville Court Management Ltd.

  • Alastair Shand

    Finance Director

    Alastair was appointed to the Board as Finance Director upon joining the Society in 2021. He is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying in 1993, and holds an MBA from the University of Warwick. Prior to joining the Society, Alastair has worked in financial services for over 20 years, most recently in a senior finance role at Skipton Building Society.