Ecclesiastical appoints Sir Stephen Lamport as non-executive director

Sir Stephen brings to Ecclesiastical a wide range of experience. He was most recently the Receiver General of Westminster Abbey for ten years, and previously Group Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland for five years. Earlier in his career Sir Stephen was a senior career diplomat, serving overseas in New York, Iran and Italy. He then worked for ten years in the Royal Household as Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales.

 

Sir Stephen, said: “I’m delighted to be working with Ecclesiastical and to be part of a unique financial services business that is owned by a charity and gives its available profits to good causes. I’m looking forward to joining the Group and working with the very impressive team at Ecclesiastical as we help our customers through this challenging time.”

 

Mark Hews, group chief executive at Ecclesiastical, commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Sir Stephen to the Ecclesiastical board. Our company’s purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society and Sir Stephen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help us to build on our commercial success so we can continue to protect our country’s heritage and support good causes to change people’s lives.”