Newbury Building Society has promoted its Operations and Sales Director Phillippa Cardno to be its new Chief Executive Officer.
Phillippa takes over from Roland Gardner, who has retired from the role after leading the Society for the last 15 years.
Phillippa joined the Society in 1996 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2015. In her role as an executive director of the business, she has been responsible for operational strategy and performance including Sales and Marketing, Underwriting and Lending Policy, as well as the Society’s IT function. As the Executive Director responsible for IT and Business change, Phillippa has been leading the Society’s digital development programme.