Paul Pester
Paul David Pester (born 14 January 1964) is a British banker. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of TSB Bank from 2013 to 2018.[1][2]
Early life
Pester grew up in Plymouth.[3] He was educated at Tamar High School, Plymouth.[4] He has a first class honours degree in physics from the University of Manchester, and a doctorate (DPhil) in mathematical physics from Brasenose College, University of Oxford in 1988.[1][5]
Career
Pester was employed by McKinsey & Co as a management consultant, before running Virgin Money, and then working in various senior roles for Lloyds TSB, Santander and Lloyds Banking Group.[6]
TSB
Pester was appointed in 2013 to launch TSB for the Lloyds Banking Group and, in June 2014, the BBC reported that he could earn more than £1.6 million that year in pay and bonuses.[7] He stepped down after an IT failure at the bank.[2]
Personal life
Pester lives in London with his second wife. He divorced in 2015 and remarried in 2017.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Paul Pester". Businessweek. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ a b "TSB boss to step down after IT fiasco". BBC News. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ a b Emma Haslett, Emma Haslett (28 April 2014). "By Emma Haslett Monday, 28 April 2014 Clean living and twinkly-eyed: The new TSB CEO is determined to change the face of banking". Management Today. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Armitage, Jim (10 September 2013). "TSB to boldly go back to local banking". The Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Brazen Futures - Career Events". Brasenose College. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "LLOYDS BANKING GROUP ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR ITS VERDE BUSINESS" (PDF). Lloyds. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "TSB boss defends potential £1.6m pay package". BBC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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