Board Appointment

London & Quadrant Housing Trust

30 September 2024

 

London & Quadrant Housing Trust - L&Q announces that new Chair has taken up post

L&Q has today announced that Liam Coleman has taken up his post as the new Group Chair.

Mr Coleman, a former Chief Executive of Co-operative Bank who has over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry, has taken over from current Chair Aubrey Adams, who has now retired after nine years in the role.

Liam Coleman biography

Liam is currently the Chair of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at the Financial Conduct Authority and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Customer Services Committee at VIVID Housing, and prior to these roles held a number of senior executive positions in the Financial Services sector.

Liam has over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry in a variety of roles spanning retail and commercial banking and wholesale banking in his role as Treasurer at three major banking organisations.

Liam worked as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer at The Co-operative Bank plc from May 2016 through to July 2018, joining the bank in June 2013 as Treasurer and subsequently moving to become the Director of the Retail & Commercial Banking.  Prior to joining The Co-operative Bank plc, Liam was Deputy Group Treasurer and Group Head of Capital Management at RBS and Group Director, Treasury at Nationwide Building Society.  Earlier in his career, Liam worked at NatWest in corporate banking and at Hambros and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in corporate and structured finance.

He is an Associate of the London Institute of Banking and Finance (ACIB) and an Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.

For further information, please contact:

[e-mail]

James Howell, Director of Partnerships                     020 8189 1596

www.lqgroup.org.uk

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