'Having been born and brought up in the East Midlands, joining the Society’s Board in many ways feels like coming home.
In my role as Board Audit Committee Chair, my primary focus is on keeping your money safe as we absorb significant change. That’s partly about robust systems and controls but it’s also about the people. For me, it’s the people that make the Society so special. Our colleagues are truly values focused and love to help others. I’m looking forward to working with them to leverage the coming together of our two organisations and deliver consistently great value and excellent service safely, with a human touch.'
Jane Leach
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board
October 2025
Committee membership
Chair of the Board Audit Committee and member of the Board Risk Committee.
Experience
Jane is a chartered accountant and an experienced board, audit and risk committee chair in the financial sector. She has deep control function and governance expertise, combined with skills in strategic commercial leadership. She began her career at KPMG where she went on to become a Partner and then led KPMG’s Financial Services Risk Practice. Jane later became Group Capital Controller at HSBC, before taking on the role of Senior Advisor at The Bank of England.
External appointments
Chair of Jupiter Asset Management’s UK Fund Manager (‘JUTM’). Chair of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation. Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee at PayPal (UK). Chair of the Audit Committee at AIG (UK).
