Tandem Bank appoints Non-Executive Director and Chair-Designate 

Tandem Bank has announced the appointment of Paul Pester as Non-Executive Director and Chair-Designate, subject to regulatory approval.

Tandem’s current Chair, Jeffrey Pritchard, informed the Board earlier in the year that he planned to retire at the end of June having led Tandem through a period of significant transformation since joining the bank in 2016. 

Pster joins Tandem as it begins the next phase of its journey in creating the UK’s leading fairer, greener, digital bank. Pester brings a depth of experience from having held senior positions at Virgin Money, TSB, Lloyds Bank and Santander. Prior to this appointment Paul served as Chair of Oplo, which became part of Tandem earlier this year. 

Pester joins Matthew Donaldson, the most recently appointed Tandem Board Director, who was formerly CEO of BGL group having spent 20 years with the digital distributor of insurance and household financial services.

Susie Aliker, Tandem Bank CEO said “We would like to thank Jeff for his support and leadership during a critical time for Tandem and wish him all the very best in the future.”

“I am delighted Paul is joining Tandem. With his background in leading and growing successful retail financial services businesses, and his more recent hands-on experience of building disruptive digital businesses, Paul is a perfect fit for Tandem in this exciting next phase as we scale the bank, building on our digital platform and purpose-led strategy.”