Female chairmen for Marston’s and Paragon

Paragon Banking Group has chosen Fiona Clutterbuck, currently its senior independent director, to be its next chairman.

She replaces Bob Dench, who stepped down after 14 years following his appointment as chairman of The Co-operative Bank in March.

Nigel Terrington, Paragon’s chief executive, said: “We carried out a thorough and independent appointment process and it was clear that Fiona was the best candidate to become Paragon’s chairman.”

Clutterbuck has been a non-executive director of Paragon since 2012 and has previously worked for a several UK and international banks.

She said: “It is an exciting time for Paragon as the Group continues to evolve as a diversified banking group and I look forward to supporting Nigel and the team in my new role.”

Carolyn Bradley

Bradley, who worked in senior commercial and marketing roles during a 25-year career with Tesco, will take over when Roger Devlin steps down at the end of this month after five years.

Marston’s said a search process to find a successor “is underway and a further announcement will be made in due course”.

Bradley joined the Marston’s board in October 2014 and currently sits on the audit, nomination and remuneration committees.