Scottish Building Society appoints new Chief Executive

Denton, who has more than 25 years experience in the banking sector, took up the reins after formal regulatory approval with a pledge to focus on personalised customer service. With 33,000 members, Scottish Building Society is the world’s oldest mutual member-owned society, having celebrated its 170th birthday last year.

Denton was previously Managing Director of the UK’s largest Funeral Business, Co-op Funeralcare Operations, where he delivered transformational change across 1100 funeral homes. He began his career with the Royal Bank of Scotland, graduating to head of trading for retail banking at RBS/NatWest.

Chairman Raymond Abbott, said “After a rigorous recruitment process, we are pleased to welcome Paul to Scottish Building Society. Paul will be an excellent asset and his knowledge and extensive skillset will mean he is able to build solid relationships with our stakeholders.”