Jane Leach
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board
October 2025
Committee membership
Member of Board Audit Committee and Board Risk Committee.
Experience
Jane is 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. She then led KPMG’s Financial Services Risk Practice, advising a wide range of clients across the financial services industry. Jane went on to become Head of Group Capital and Regulatory Reporting at HSBC. She was later appointed Group Capital Controller. While in this role, Jane oversaw capital allocation and management across HSBC’s global operations. After her time at HSBC, Jane became Senior Advisor at the Bank of England. She advised on supervision and policy development. Jane is a Chartered Accountant. Her broad portfolio reflects a deep commitment to sound governance, ethical oversight, and impactful leadership across both commercial and charitable sectors.
External appointments
Jane is Chair of Jupiter Asset Management’s UK Fund Manager (JUTM), UK Chair of Audit, Risk, and Compliance at PayPal. She is Chair of Audit at American International Group, UK, and Chair of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, a national child protection charity.
