James Coyle

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed: May 2024

Chair of Audit Committee and member of Risk Committee.

Jim was appointed to the Board in May 2024.

Experience

Jim is currently the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Pollen Street Capital. Jim is also a Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, member of the Risk Committee and member of the Chair’s Nominations and Remuneration Committee at HSBC UK Bank plc. He is the Deputy Chair of the Oversight Board and member of the Audit Governance Board of Deloitte LLP.

He was previously the Chair of HSBC Trust Company (UK) Ltd, Chair of Marks & Spencer Unit Trust Management Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc, Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Worldfirst UK Limited, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Scottish Water, member of Committees of the Financial Reporting Council, member of the Audit Committee of the British Bankers Association and Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Non-Executive Director of the Scottish Building Society and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Vocalink PLC.

After 25 years in financial services, Jim retired as Group Financial Controller/Deputy Finance Director at Lloyds Banking Group in May 2015 and, prior to that, held the position of Divisional Finance Director, Group Operations as well as Group Chief Accountant at the Bank of Scotland. Before joining Lloyds, Jim held senior finance positions at BP for ten years.