Former Lloyds CRO Carol Sergeant joins Belmont Green

Sergeant has held senior positions in the Bank of England, including head of major banks supervision, and was previously managing director on the board of the Financial Services Authority and chief risk officer of Lloyds Banking Group.

She is currently deputy chairman of Danske Bank A/S (Copenhagen), and non-executive director and chairman of the Risk Committee at BNY Mellon Bank SA/NV (Brussels). She is also chair of the Global Women’s Leadership Programme at Cass Business School and an ambassador for the Money Advice Trust.

She has led and participated in projects and reviews for UK Government and the EU Commission on financial services and regulation and has been on the Boards of a number of universities.

David Tweedy, CEO of Belmont Green, said: “We are delighted that Carol has joined us, bringing her regulatory and commercial experience from 24 years at the Bank of England, five years at the FSA and seven years at Lloyds Banking Group, to add further quality to the Belmont Green Board. Our ambitious business plan for the next couple of years requires high calibre individuals such as Carol, who have a deep and extensive financial services knowledge.”