Richard Meddings
Richard Meddings | |
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| Born | Richard Henry Meddings[1] 1958 (age 65–66)[2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Exeter College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | Executive chairman, TSB Bank |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 3 |
Richard Henry Meddings (born 1958) is a British banker, and the executive chairman of TSB Bank.
Early life
Meddings was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School.[2] He earned a degree in modern history from Exeter College, Oxford.[2][1]
Career
Meddings trained as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse.[2]
He was a board member of Standard Chartered for 11 years and its finance director for seven years, until January 2014, when the bank "stunned the City" by announcing his resignation.[3] He said it was "totally my decision to leave".[3]
In February 2018, Meddings succeeded Will Samuel as chairman of TSB Bank.[4] Following the resignation of CEO Paul Pester in September 2018 following an IT failure, Meddings, then non-executive chairman, became executive chairman until a new CEO could be found.[5]
Meddings is a non-executive board member of HM Treasury.[6]
Personal life
Meddings is married with three children, enjoys golf, cricket and football, and supports Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Executive Profile: Richard Henry Meddings". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Meddings: Goal is sight for banker on the run". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b Treanor, Jill (9 January 2014). "Standard Chartered: shock departure of finance director Richard Meddings". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Current article". www.tsb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Monaghan, Angela (4 September 2018). "TSB chief Paul Pester steps down after IT meltdown". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Richard Meddings - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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