Board of Directors
Continued growth through strong governance
The Hon Sir Nigel Boardman
Chairman
Sir Nigel was appointed a Director in January 2022 and Chairman in August 2022. He is also an independent non-executive director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. He was a partner at the law firm, Slaughter and May from 1982 to 2019. He is also senior independent director of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc and a director of Mile Group Unlimited and of Glyde Group Unlimited, the holding companies for ABP Foods Jersey, and of the Blackrock group of hospitals.
Sir Nigel is chair of the charity Help for Heroes, chair of The Medical College of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Trust, a charity funding medical research, a director and Vice-Chair of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Nigel was previously a non-executive director of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and chaired its audit, risk and assurance committee.
Sir Henry Angest
President and Director
Sir Henry was appointed Director in April 1994 and currently serves as Life President, having held the position of Chairman until July 2022. He is the major shareholder and is also Chairman and Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. Sir Henry brings extensive national and international experience from his executive roles at The Dow Chemical Company and Dow Banking Corporation. He previously served as Chairman and Director of Secure Trust Bank PLC, Chairman of the Banking Committee of the London Investment Banking Association, and as a Director of the Institute of Directors. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and now holds the title of Master Emeritus.
Andrew Salmon FCA
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Salmon joined the Board in September 2004 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in July 2018. He is also Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. He was previously a director of Secure Trust Bank PLC and of Hambros Bank Limited and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.
James Cobb FCA
Group Finance Director
Joined the Board in November 2008 as Group Finance Director. He is also Finance Director and Deputy Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited. He was previously a director of Secure Trust Bank PLC, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Citigroup’s Global Consumer Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse.
Kevin Barrett
Managing Director, Banking
Kevin Barrett was appointed to the Board in September 2024, having joined the Bank in 2020. As Managing Director for Private & Commercial Banking, he is also responsible for Marketing, Products & Propositions. He has nearly 20 years of experience in banking after starting his career at HSBC on their graduate programme where he progressed to hold a number of senior leadership roles across retail and commercial banking. Prior to joining Arbuthnot Latham, he was Regional Director, London Region of Metro Bank.
Simon New
Chief Operating Officer
Simon New was appointed to the Board in October 2025 on joining the Bank as Chief Operating Officer. He has over 30 years financial service experience in banking and wealth management as a practitioner, management consultant and technologist. Prior to joining Arbuthnot Latham, he held senior leadership and executive roles at Lloyds Banking Group, EY, Iress and FNZ.
Stephen Kelly
Chief Risk Officer
Stephen Kelly joined the Board in September 2009 as Finance Director and was appointed Chief Risk Officer in April 2019. He has over 20 years’ experience within the Financial Services industry. Prior to joining Arbuthnot Latham, Stephen held senior positions at Citibank Consumer Group EMEA, and Egg Plc. He is a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Jayne Almond
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jayne Almond was appointed a Director in September 2023. She is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. She is a highly experienced professional in the banking, mortgages and financial services arenas and is currently Chairman of Kensington Mortgages, a subsidiary of Barclays Bank UK plc and of Enity Bank Group AB. She was previously Chairman, Chief Executive or NED in a wide range of organisations Including Butterfield Mortgages Limited and Kensington Mortgages, a subsidiary of Barclays Bank UK plc.
Charlotte Crosswell OBE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Charlotte Crosswell was appointed a Director in July 2025. She is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. She is an experienced executive and non-executive director with a breadth of experience from roles in high growth sectors including financial technology and technology as well as financial services. She has been involved in capital markets, fintech and technology throughout her career.
She is currently Executive Chair, Raidiam Services Limited and a Non-Executive Director of London Stock Exchange plc, of Centre for Policy Studies and of Freemarketfx Limited where she is Chair of its Risk Committee. Prior to her current roles, she was Chair of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, Chair and Trustee of Open Banking and CEO of the fintech industry body, Innovate Finance.
Richard Gabbertas FCA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Gabbertas joined the Board in November 2020. He is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. He is Chairman of the Board Risk Committee. He studied economics / law before qualifying as a chartered accountant and becoming a partner with KPMG in 1995. He was a Partner for 23 years in the Financial Services Practice of KPMG where he led the regional practice. He retired in 2018 after 38 years with the firm. He is also a non-executive director of Newcastle Building Society and previously of Recognise Bank Limited.
Angela Knight CBE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Angela Knight was appointed a Director in October 2016. She is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. She is Chair of the Board of Pool Reinsurance Company Limited, a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc and a non-executive independent board member of the Astana Financial Services Authority of Kazakhstan. She is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.
She has a wealth of commercial and financial experience from her time in government as a Treasury Minister and as Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association (now UK Finance) and of Energy UK. She was Member of Parliament for Erewash from 1992 to 1997. Her previous non-executive roles include Lloyds TSB plc, Scottish Widows, LogicaCMG plc, Transport for London, Port of London Authority, Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc, TP ICAP plc, Taylor Wimpey PLC and Vanquis Banking Group plc. She was also Chair of the Office of Tax Simplification, an independent body of HM Treasury.
Lord Sassoon FCA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lord Sassoon was appointed a Director in September 2023. He is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He began his career at KPMG, before joining SG Warburg (latterly UBS Warburg) where he led the firm's global privatisation business, ending as Vice-Chairman, Investment Banking. From 2002 to 2013 he served in HM Treasury as Managing Director, Finance, Regulation and Industry before acting as President of the Financial Action Task Force and was then Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.
He is currently a non-executive director of Barco NV, a listed Belgian visualisation technology company, and of China Construction Bank Corporation. He is President of the China-Britain Business Council, Member of the International Advisory Council of the China Investment Corporation, Chair of Sir John Soane’s Museum and Chair of the Pilgrim Trust. He was previously an executive director of Jardine Matheson Holdings and a non-executive director of The Merchants Trust plc and of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.
Frederick Angest
Non-Executive Director
Frederick Angest was appointed a Director of Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited July 2024 where he works at as a Senior Banker, having previously worked within Wealth Management and Credit Risk. He is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC.
Stephen Fletcher
Non-Executive Director
Stephen Fletcher was reappointed a Director in June 2026, having been on the board from August 2018 to September 2021. He is also a director of Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC. He retired at the end of 2025 from his part-time role as Managing Director, Specialist Finance where he was responsible for the Group’s Renaissance Asset Finance Limited and Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited subsidiaries. Prior to that, he was the Company’s Deputy Chief Executive, Banking, having joined in 2015 when he launched the Commercial Banking proposition. He previously held several senior management roles at RBS and Coutts Bank.
Nicholas Jennings FCA
Company Secretary
Nick Jennings was appointed Company Secretary in July 2018. He was previously Group Company Secretary of Daily Mail and General Trust plc and of Close Brothers Group plc. He is a Chartered Accountant.