Iain Plunkett
I am delighted that I have joined the Board following the acquisition of The Co-operative Bank. There’s an exciting future ahead of Coventry Building Society as we focus on delivering value to all stakeholders, especially our customers.

Mark Parker

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board

January 2025 

Committee membership

Member of the Board Technology Oversight Committee

Experience

Mark has held several senior executive positions in the financial services sector, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Hastings Insurance Services Limited. He was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Money, following the restructuring and sale of Northern Rock plc to Virgin Money. Prior to joining Northern Rock plc in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer leading the technology and operations restructuring, Mark held senior executive positions at HBOS plc within Group Services and Group Technology, and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Intelligent Finance Bank, part of the HBOS group.

External appointments

None