DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY BANK - Key Persons
Work history
I have worked within the Voluntary Sector for the last 10 years, with Amber Valley CVS. Since leaving school I have worked in many different industries from steel manufacturing to selling IT. My role has always been within finance, administration and human resources.
I joined the Credit Union when it first came into the Amber Valley as part of the steering group, this role then took me to join the board of Derbyshire Community Bank 3 years ago.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Finance Committee
Work history
I am a Labour councillor on Erewash Borough Council representing the Nottingham Road ward in Long Eaton.
I am also chair of governors at Grange Primary school and a member of the Finance committee.
I am currently a husband and stay-at-home dad. I have lived and worked in Ningbo, China for two years and also in Takasago, Japan for two more before that. More recently I worked at the University of Nottingham for 10 years in various administrative and management roles, specialising in Financial Support in Student Services.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Supervisory Committee
Work History
Following service in the Royal Navy I started a career in financial services, working in consumer finance. My first job involved me dealing face to face with customers, both when they applied for loans, and resolving any problems should they repaying their loans. These experiences convinced me of the need for consumer protection and responsible lending.
Later in my career I worked for an insurance company, promoting payment protection plans direct to banks and building societies. Despite the negative publicity and reputation that payment protection has, I was able to witness the good that payment protection did for the very many people who claimed, either because of illness or redundancy or loss of life. Payment Protection did a lot of good. Unfortunately, many of the banks oversold the product and adopted questionable selling techniques. This experience convinced me of the need for lenders that were focussed on their community, and not profit.
After an undistinguished school education, I embarked on educational programmes. One of the degrees I completed required me to research the consumer lending market. It was at this time that I became fully aware of the Credit Union movement and the good it can do for customers, and the wider community. It is often said that Credit Unions and Community Banks are almost a hidden secret. Community Banks do not have the massive advertising budgets to compete with banks, but they do rely on satisfied members of the community telling others.
I worked in the finance sector before leaving to go to University, and then undertook lecturing in Econ…
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Supervisory Committee
Work history
I am a retired qualified Associate Cost and Management Accountant. My career spanned nearly 38 years with a leading UK brewing and pubs company where I held a number of executive roles managing business planning and negotiations. I was appointed finance director of a major division and latterly managing director of its international retail operations.
I was a member of the original steering group that established Money Spider Credit Union Ltd in 2004 and served as Treasurer of the organisation until the merger with Derbyshire Community Bank.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Finance Committee
- Marketing Operations
Work history
As a founder member of the Broxtowe and Erewash Credit Union Steering Group I became a Director and helped it grow and evolve to become Erewash Credit Union.
I was appointed as Treasurer in 2010 and remain in this role with the Derbyshire Community Bank.
Work history
I am Philip Fee and joined the board in 2010, my role as a director is to ensure that the Community Bank runs within the framework set by the financial authorities, that our members savings are secure and we provide financial support when needed.
I have been employed within the local Cooperative movement for over thirty years in retail food store management positions
Job Titles:
- Member of the Finance Committee
Work History
I first became a member of the credit union back in 2015 - when a friend told me about all the good work that DCB does - and when I retired from full time work at the end of 2020, I was ready for a new challenge and joined the DCB board in 2021. Having worked in financial services for all my working life, I have a wealth of experience in financial services which I hope to bring to DCB.