Kieron Blackburn

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Interim Finance and Commercial Director @ Dudley Building Society
Newbury, GB
Kieron Blackburn's Location
Newbury, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Kieron Blackburn

I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and highly experienced Board, Risk and Audit Committee member with over 20 years of commercial and financial leadership expertise, growing and transforming five major financial services businesses.Currently Interim Commercial Director (and previously Interim Financial Director) of Dudley Building Society, I have also held FD roles for Newbury Building Society, and Ipswich Building Society following a long career with Nationwide Building Society, and an early career with Coopers & Lybrand where I qualified as a CA.Now available for Non-Executive Director roles, I bring a wealth of financial leadership expertise, alongside an expert understanding of the risk and regulatory environment, and significant experience managing business-critical change. My board and committee experience includes:• DUDLEY BUILDING SOCIETY, 2020 - presentBoard, Audit Committee, and Risk Committee, plus Executive Committee (ExCo), Retail Credit Committee (chair), Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO), plus Proposition, Compliance & Conduct, and Operational Risk Committees.• NEWBURY BUILDING SOCIETY, 2018 - presentBoard, Audit Committee and Risk Committee, plus ExCo, ALCO (chair), and Retail Credit Committee. • IPSWICH BUILDING SOCIETY, 2008 – 2018Board, Audit Committee and Risk Committee, ExCo, ALCO (chair), Retail Credit Committee, and Pension Trustee. • UCB HOME LOANS CORPORATION LTD, 2006 - 2008Board, Audit Committee and Risk Committee. • INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS, SUFFOLK, 2012 - 2017Treasurer and Committee member.

Kieron Blackburn's Current Company Details
Dudley Building Society

Dudley Building Society

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Interim Finance and Commercial Director
Newbury, GB
Employees:
107
Kieron Blackburn Work Experience Details
  • Dudley Building Society
    Interim Finance And Commercial Director
    Dudley Building Society
    Newbury, Gb
  • Dudley Building Society
    Interim Chief Financial Officer,
    Dudley Building Society Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
  • Dudley Building Society
    Risk Management Specialist
    Dudley Building Society Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
  • Dudley Building Society
    Interim Finance Then Interim Commercial Director
    Dudley Building Society Jul 2020 - Dec 2022
    Dudley Building Society is a middle-tier mutual building society with £0.5BN assets and five branches. I joined the business as Interim Financial Director (12 months) and then Interim Commercial Director (18 months), sitting on the Board, Audit Committee and Risk Committee, alongside the Executive Committee, Assets & Liability Committee, Retail Credit Committee (Chair), Proposition Committee, Compliance & Conduct Committee, and Operational Risk Committee. SMF 2 & 3Over the course of this time, I worked closely with the senior executive to lead a robust business strategy that has delivered record growth, instituting best-in-class planning and forecasting approaches, and regulatory control, supported by strong financial and commercial teams.
  • Newbury Building Society
    Finance Director
    Newbury Building Society Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
    Newbury, England, Gb
    Newbury Building Society is a top-tier mutual building society with £1.2BN assets and ten branches.As Financial Director, I was a member of the Board, Audit Committee, and Risk Committee, in addition to the Executive Committee, Assets & Liability Committee (chair), and Retail Credit Committee, supporting its sector-leading growth, capital and liquidity positions.
  • Suffolk Building Society
    Finance Director
    Suffolk Building Society Aug 2008 - Jan 2018
    Ipswich, Suffolk, Gb
    Ipswich Building Society is a medium-sized mutual building society with £0.6BN assets and nine branches.A member of the Board, Audit Committee, and Risk Committee, alongside the Executive Committee, Asset & Liability Committee (chair), and Retail Credit Committee, I played a key role in the turnaround of the Society achieving strong double-digit growth and sustained profitability.This was driven by effective strategic planning, capital and liquidity management, cost excellence, and a robust regulatory control environment, alongside significant improvements in technology and management information.
  • Nationwide Building Society
    Finance Director - Ucb Home Loans
    Nationwide Building Society Mar 2006 - Feb 2008
    Swindon, Wilts, Gb
    UCBHL was Nationwide Building Society’s wholly owned specialist mortgage lending subsidiary, providing ‘Buy to Let’ and ‘Self Certified’ mortgages through brokers and intermediaries, with £6.5BN assets and £65M profit (2007).As Finance Director, and a member of the Board, Audit and Risk Committees, I worked closely with leadership to deliver strong growth to assets and profitability.Following the acquisition of Portman by Nationwide Building Society, I was seconded to lead planning for a significant cost excellence programme.
  • Nationwide Building Society
    Financial Controller - Nationwide Trust Ltd
    Nationwide Building Society Jun 2001 - Feb 2006
    Swindon, Wilts, Gb
    Nationwide Trust Ltd is Nationwide Building Society’s wholly owned subsidiary providing personal loans through its branch network, telephone channels and online bank, with £1.7BN of assets and £34M profit.I was a key member of the executive team that significantly increased the balance sheet and grew the business to 1/3 of the society’s profits.
  • Nationwide Building Society
    Finance Manager
    Nationwide Building Society Jun 1996 - May 2001
    Swindon, Wilts, Gb
  • Pwc
    Trainee/Supervisor/Manager
    Pwc Sep 1991 - Jun 1996
    Gb

Kieron Blackburn Education Details

  • University Of Bradford
    University Of Bradford
    Business Studies

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Kieron Blackburn works for Dudley Building Society

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Kieron Blackburn's current role is Interim Finance and Commercial Director.

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Kieron Blackburn attended University Of Bradford.

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