ORCHARD FUNDING - Key Persons

Mr Ketan Malde

Job Titles:

Independent Non - Executive Director
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Director of Nesate Consultants Ltd
Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants

Skills and experience: Mr Ketan Malde has more than 30 years' Board level experience in the retail and specialist banking arena. Until April 2017, he was the Executive Board Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hampshire Trust Bank plc. His previous Board roles were as Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director of Heritable Bank plc and Finance Director of Sun Bank plc. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration committee. Ketan is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and a graduate of the University of Leeds.

Mr Liam McShane - Secretary

Job Titles:

Company Secretary
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Mr Ravi Takhar - CEO

Job Titles:

Chief Executive Officer
Director of Urban Exposure Plc

Mr. Steven Hicks

Job Titles:

Member of the Remuneration Committee
Director at State Bank of India ( UK ) Ltd
Independent Non - Executive Chairman

Skills and experience: Mr Steven Hicks has more than 40 years' experience in Retail and Commercial Banking, has worked at Board level since 2007 and has extensive governance, risk management and compliance knowledge. His previous Board roles were as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Risk at Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited and CEO at Gentoo Genie Limited where he is now the Chairman. He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) and Chair of The Board Risk Committee at the State Bank of India UK Limited and an INED and Chair of The Board Risk Committee at Al Rayan Bank PLC.