Amanda joined the board in 2024 and is a transformative business leader with proven Board, regulator and investor exposure. She plays a key role on the Group’s executive team leading the operations, processing, technology and change functions as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Amanda brings over 30 years’ experience working in the financial sector. Her success in developing and implementing change strategies to align with business objectives will be key to the development and delivery of the Society’s Strategic Plan and the overall Group strategy.
With a wealth of experience, most recently from the UK's leading platform for private investors, Hargreaves Landsdown, where she was COO, Amanda also held senior positions at Barclays’s Bank PLC, leading operations in North UK incl NI, Scotland and North Wales.
Other roles: Amanda was a former Director on the Board for Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management and is chair of the Society’s Transformation Steering Committee, a Board Director of Newcastle Strategic Solutions (NSSL) and a member of the Society’s Enterprise Risk Committee (ERC).
"I’m passionate about driving meaningful change within organisations, dedicating my career to influencing workplace culture, fostering high-performing environments, and ensuring the customer / client remains at the heart of every decision."