NS&I - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Non - Executive Director
• HM Treasury Representative

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director
• Non - Executive Director
• Trustee of the Charity the Consumers' Association

David was appointed as a Non-Executive Director for a three-year term from January 2023. David commenced his non-executive career in 2008. He has over 10 years of financial services experience and over five years working with community and hospital NHS Trusts. He is an experienced audit committee chair and a former Non-Executive Director of the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society. David is also a Trustee of the charity the Consumers' Association and an Independent Committee Member of the Finance and Estates Committee for Trent College.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive
• Executive Director
• Non - Executive Director

Dax Harkins Chief Executive Dax was appointed NS&I Chief Executive on 12 April 2023, having been Acting Chief Executive from 13 March 2023. Prior to this, Dax was responsible for the development and delivery of NS&I's business-to-business strategy, as well as overseeing and assuring NS&I's operational performance A joint honours degree graduate of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Dax has worked in financial services for almost 30 years. Starting his career in sales, Dax quickly progressed into various marketing roles, with a focus on product development, customer management and customer experience. In 2003, Dax joined NS&I and, in 2011, moved from marketing to Programme Director for the retender of the NS&I outsourcing contract. After successfully awarding the contract and ensuring a smooth transition, Dax was appointed to the board in 2014 as Business-to-Business Director and became an Institute of Directors-accredited Chartered Director in 2018. 2020-21 Salary: £110,000 - £115,000

Job Titles:

• Non - Executive Director
• Independent Non - Executive Chairman

Ed was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 1 February 2016 and was appointed Chairman on 1 January 2017. Ed is currently Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. He was Chairman of the Yorkshire Building Society from 2007 to 2015. He was Managing Director of Leeds Bradford Airport for 10 years and, until August 2019, was Chairman of the Airport Operators Association (AOA). He is also a former President, and Chairman, of Leeds Chamber of Commerce and is a director of a number of other public and voluntary sector organisations in Yorkshire. Ed is an economics graduate and a qualified accountant. He was awarded a CBE in the 2022 New Year's Honours list.

Job Titles:

• Executive Director
• Communications and Strategy Director

Gareth joined NS&I's Board in February 2021 as Acting People and Strategy Director. In December 2022 he was appointed Communications and Strategy Director. He leads internal and external communications, market research and insight, and strategy. Gareth joined NS&I in 2008 initially as Head of Media and then Head of Communications leading on all internal and external communications activity. He became Assistant Director, Communications and Strategy in 2014. Prior to N&SI, Gareth spent six years with Eurostar where he worked across corporate and consumer PR and government relations. He also worked for two years in Which? magazine's press office and began his career at a PR agency working with clients in the technology sector.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director
• Non - Executive Director

Jill was appointed a Non-Executive Director for a three year term from February 2019. Jill has spent all her career in technology, currently as a consultant at US Healthcare-giant, Mass General Brigham and prior to that at Unilever. She has served as Chief Information Officer at both Towergate Insurance and Belron International. In her early career, she undertook many technology leadership roles at Reuters (now Thomson Reuters), Barclays and Sainsburys. Jill has also been a Non-executive Director of Curtis Banks plc and Chairman of Dunstan Thomas Ltd. Jill was reappointed to the NS&I Board on 1 February 2022 for a further three year term.

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Executive Director

Matt is responsible for the delivery of the NS&I outsourcing business model and the relationship with the Agency's key partner Atos, including service delivery, complaints, commercial and change assurance and procurement. He joined NS&I in August 2018 and brings over twenty-five years of global experience leading sourcing, operational excellence and business transformation initiatives to deliver customer-focused outcomes. Matt was most recently Director of EMEA Supply Chain for DXC Technology (DXC), the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services and solutions company, during a period of major change before, during and after the creation of DXC through the merger of Computer Sciences Corporation and HP Enterprise Services. Before DXC, Matt had a long career with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (DNB), where he was most recently Global Vice-President and Chief Procurement Officer with responsibility for sourcing and third-party compliance. Prior to that he was International Vice-President for strategy implementation and business process reengineering across DNB's footprint in Europe, Asia Pacific and South America, where he partnered with stakeholders to deliver operations and supply chain strategy, operating margin optimisation and acquisition integration. Earlier in his career, Matt had a variety of roles in operations management, sourcing and change implementation. Matt is a certified practitioner of Managing Successful Programmes and a previous recipient of the annual Institute of Consulting award for best internal consulting project.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director
• Non - Executive Director

Nina was appointed as a Non-executive Director in November 2021. Nina has had a diverse 25-year career, with high profile roles in the corporate, public, regulatory and charity sectors. Her executive career has largely been in financial services and includes 10 years advising UK and global financial services organisations, followed by 10 years in senior roles at the UK's financial regulator, including as Chief of Staff and Principal Private Secretary to the Chair during the global financial crisis. After leading the establishment of the Financial Conduct Authority, since 2015 Nina has focused on a non-executive career. She is a board member of a London mental and community health NHS Foundation Trust and has previously been a board member of the Charity Commission for England & Wales and of the National Residential Landlords' Association.

Job Titles:

• Executive Director
• Director, Risk
• Risk Director

Paul Henry was appointed as Risk Director on 7 July 2018. Paul has over 20 years' experience in the banking sector leading risk, audit and compliance teams supporting retail, SME and corporate business lines. Most recently Paul was Interim Risk Director for the BGL Group and prior to that Head of Internal Audit at Santander, covering regulatory, operational and conduct risk. He has also led compliance teams at Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Paul oversees the management of legal and regulatory compliance for NS&I as both a financial services organisation and a government body in a way that is consistent and compliant with the requirements of regulators, auditors and central government, including compliance with the FCA regulations as they apply to NS&I.

Job Titles:

• Executive Director
• People and Finance Director

Ruth Curry joined NS&I on 1 July 2019. She has extensive civil service experience, starting her career in the Cabinet Office and undertaking a wide variety of policy roles, including leading on Open Government, clerk to the Intelligence & Security Committee, and as the Health policy lead in the Office of Public Service Reform. Having qualified as an accountant in 2006, Ruth has held senior finance roles in a number of departments including the Department for Education, Serious Fraud Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Before joining NS&I, Ruth was Acting Director of Finance and Business Services Director at HM Land Registry. Before joining the civil service, Ruth was a solicitor working on company and commercial issues in the City. She studied Law at Lancaster University, completed her legal studies at Guildford College of Law, and undertook her articles with Stephenson Harwood LLP. 2021-22 Salary: £115,000 - £120,000