Leicester bank adds trio to board

Niche bank Cambridge & Counties Bank has revealed three new directors have joined its board: Andrea Hodgson, Simon Lindley and Caroline Fawcett.

Hodgson joins as chief financial officer. She arrives from a digital start-up bank where she held the same position.

Caroline Fawcett joins as a non-executive director. She has 25 years of experience in financial services, specialising in marketing and customer experience in the UK and US; previous roles included a decade as marketing director at Legal & General. Fawcett also currently sits on the boards of Co-op Insurance and the Money Advice Service.

Promoted to the board is Simon Lindley, who joined Cambridge & Counties Bank in its launch year of 2012 as its first business development manager. He took over responsibility for the Bank’s national real estate finance team in 2015.

Cambridge & Counties chief executive Mike Kirsopp said: “The new arrivals on the board, coming both from within and from outside the business, deepen our collective knowledge, experience and insight. We look forward to the contributions Andrea, Caroline and Simon will make in helping Cambridge & Counties grow and expand its reach while staying true to the customer-focused approach that has characterised its successful first five years.”