David Smith, Chair of the Audit Committee, has recently been added as a new Non-Executive Director to Bath Building Society’s Board and three of its Committees.
As well as being Chair of the Audit Committee, David also sits on the Risk and Nomination Committees.
David was a financial services partner with KPMG in London from 1995 to 2006 having joined the firm in 1983.
He was then Head of Group Audit at Man Group plc; the listed alternative asset manager, for six years.
He is currently an Independent Member of the Audit Committee at The Health Foundation, a national health care charity based in London. He is also a Chartered Accountant.
Chief Executive of the Society Dick Jenkins said: “I am pleased to welcome David to our Board. We have always looked to recruit high quality individuals to our Board and it has been gratifying that the Society has been able to appoint a well-qualified Board member that is distinguished in his field who can hit the ground running.
“He has a lot of skills to add to the Board in finance and audit but it has become clear in our first few weeks of working together that David will make a big contribution beyond those specialist areas.”