Katharine (Kate) Barker was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in April 2017.

Kate was a Senior Adviser to Credit Suisse from 2010 to 2016 and served as a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee between 2001 and 2010. Kate also held the position of Chief Economic Adviser for the Confederation of British Industry from 1994 to 2001.

Kate is currently a non-executive director of Taylor Wimpey plc where she is also Chair of its Remuneration Committee.