To provide leadership to the Board and ensuring that trustees utilise theirskills and experience to fulfil their duties and responsibilities.To ensure that the Board has the skills it requires to govern the charityeffectively.To support the CEO with financial and commercial decisions in recognitionof the need for a sustainable financial position for the charity under thecurrent climate and for the futureTo chair Board meetings (currently quarterly), ensuring they are based onclear agendas and documented correctly.To represent the organisation at appropriate events, meetings andfunctions and to act as spokesperson for the organisation where relevant.

Looking after Metro Bank's business across the South of England, including Retail, Business and Commercial banking.

Metro Bank launched in July 2010 as the first new high street bank in more than 100 years. The revolutionary UK bank offers personal, business and private banking services, with a focus on providing unparalleled levels of customer service and convenience. With our unique, customer-focused model, we are reinventing the rules of banking, making every effort to remove all 'stupid bank rules' from our day to day services, to offer simpler and more convenient banking. We offer on the spot account opening and card printing, we actively welcome dogs to our stores (Dogs Rule at Metro Bank) and have our unique and free Metro Magic Money Machine™Metro Bank was founded on a simple precept: Offer the best customer experience, tailored to how, when and where the customer wants it. Stores are open 7 days a week, 362 days a year, we have market leading mobile and online platforms and customers benefit from a London-based 24 hour contact centre. Visit us in store: www.metrobankonline.co.uk/our-stores/ Follow us on Twitter: @Metro_Bank

Metro Bank launched in July 2010 as the first new high street bank in more than 100 years. The revolutionary UK bank offers personal, business and private banking services, with a focus on providing unparalleled levels of customer service and convenience. With our unique, customer-focused model, we are reinventing the rules of banking, making every effort to remove all 'stupid bank rules' from our day to day services, to offer simpler and more convenient banking. We offer on the spot account opening and card printing, we actively welcome dogs to our stores (Dogs Rule at Metro Bank) and have our unique and free Metro Magic Money Machine™Metro Bank was founded on a simple precept: Offer the best customer experience, tailored to how, when and where the customer wants it. Stores are open 7 days a week, 362 days a year, we have market leading mobile and online platforms and customers benefit from a London-based 24 hour contact centre. Visit us in store: www.metrobankonline.co.uk/our-stores/ Follow us on Twitter: @Metro_Bank

I am an Area Director leading a team of 18, including 6 Relationship Directors, covering Kent, Surrey & Sussex. We are dedicated to supporting local Mid Market businesses of all types. Based adjacent to Gatwick Airport, we cover all sectors with particular expertise in the following sub-sectors; Manufacturing, Retail, TMT, Wholesale, Travel & Tourism, Transport & Logistics, Education, Local Authorities, Professional Services and Construction.I bring over 26 years of banking experience and together with my team we serve ambitious mid-size businesses with revenue between £25m and £1bn. We manage a portfolio 200 clients to responsibly grow our balance sheet – we support the local regional economy with over £600m of lending. We support privately owned, FTSE & AIM listed, private equity backed and overseas owned businesses. My team have a proven track record in looking after family owned and Fast Growth entrepreneurial businesses and we understand their distinctive needs.Our team has a local presence in Kent (Maidstone and Canterbury), Surrey (Guildford and Croydon) and Sussex (Gatwick, Brighton and Haywards Heath). We are particularly focussed on all key commercial hubs across the region, covering all key towns, airports and ports/harbours.Our USP is to work closely with entrepreneurs and management teams to truly understand their Vision, objectives and their strategy for business success. We use this relationship-led approach to deliver tailored solutions to help clients to grow.Our specialisms include acquisition funding, international expansion, import and export finance, Working Capital provision, Capital Expenditure and capital investment in plant and machinery.

Helping clients, across variety of segments (including Global Corporates, Entrepreneurs and Financial Institutions) whose businesses need extra support and attention to return to good health.

Working with banks and non-bank Institutions across the UK and the globe

Working with banks and non-bank Institutions across the UK and the globe