Neeta Atkar MBE

Skills and experience: Neeta has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having worked initially at the Bank of England and subsequently the Financial Services Authority before taking on various senior risk roles in organisations including Lloyds Banking Group and, latterly, TSB Bank as Chief Risk Officer. Neeta has broad experience of chairing risk committees, gained previously at Yorkshire Building Society and currently at Nomura Europe Holdings plc and the British Business Bank plc. She also has extensive experience serving on remuneration committees, having been a member of the Nomura Europe Holdings plc remuneration committee since 2018 where she also chairs their German subsidiary remuneration committee. This experience, together with her deep understanding of customers, risk, regulation and remuneration, enables Neeta to make significant contributions to the Board. In October 2022, Neeta was appointed as the Board Consumer Duty Champion and in September 2024 she became Senior Independent Director.

External appointments: Non-executive Director of Nomura Europe Holdings plc and Senior Independent Director of British Business Bank plc.