Alison Brittain
Senior Independent Director
Alison was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2020, and as Senior Independent Director on 21 July 2022.
Alison is Chair of English football's Premier League and Dunelm Group plc (where she chairs the Nominations Committee), a non-executive director of British Airways plc, and Chair of the King's Trust Group of charities (formerly the Prince's Trust Group).
Alison is a highly versatile business leader and general manager, who holds an MBA and brings considerable experience of operating in consumer-facing service environments. She has over 25 years’ senior management experience in major financial institutions and consumer businesses. The Board benefits from her significant board-level experience.
Alison was previously CEO of Whitbread PLC, group director with Lloyds Banking Group and a board director of Santander UK PLC. She held senior roles at Barclays Bank and was a non-executive director of Marks & Spencer Group PLC. She has been a member of the UK Prime Minister's Advisory Councils, under several administrations, and was awarded a CBE in the 2019 UK New Year Honours list.