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Our Senior Leadership Team forms the Executive Committee (ExCo) together with the Executive Directors who are detailed in the Board section.
John McErlean FCIIA
Chief Internal Auditor
Appointed August 2009
John is a qualified auditor and joined the Society in 2009 as Head of Internal Audit. Previous financial services experience includes roles as the Head of Internal Audit at Bank of America, MBNA and Skipton Building Society. John is a member of the Executive Committee and Executive Risk Committee.
Sophie Pazzaglia BSc(Hons) ACCA ACG
Chief People Officer & Group Secretary
Appointed January 2021
Sophie began her career in professional services as an Internal Auditor where she qualified as Chartered Accountant. It was as a Senior Internal Auditor that Sophie joined the Society in 2010. In the subsequent decade she held positions across the Society, notably in Strategy and Secretariat where she gained her Chartered Company Secretary qualification and was instrumental in establishing the Society’s strategy with the Executive and Board for 6 years, before being appointed to DD HR to take forward her passion for establishing and leading an engaging people strategy
