
After obtaining an MA in Mathematics & Economics at Trinity College Cambridge, Ian held various full time roles in industry and finance. He has been a director of Kleinwort Benson Ltd. and from 1998 to 2000 was a Special Adviser to the Bank of England. He has served as a Trustee of WRVS and Chairman of Howden Joinery (formerly MFI Furniture Group) and served as a non-executive director of Norwich & Peterborough Building Society. Ian was also Deputy Chairman of Lombard Risk Management plc.
In August 2008, Ian was appointed as a consultant to the Board and chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee. He became a Director of the bank in March 2010.
Ian continues to hold a number of other non-executive appointments, including Chairman of Mothercare plc, Chairman of Family Mosaic plc, a London based housing association and is also Chairman of Westminster Abbey Finance Advisory Committee. He is a Trustee of the PHG Foundation and a City Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge.
Ian's interests include travel, philosophy and music - especially opera.