Chantal Geall Chief Risk Officer

Chantal has over 30 years banking and finance experience. Prior to joining the British Business Bank, she was CRO at Lumon Pay, a private equity-backed firm that provides payment services and foreign exchange to private individuals, small businesses and institutions. As part of her role, Chantal built their risk function from scratch and established the firm’s enterprise risk management framework, focusing her attention on embedding a strong risk awareness culture throughout the firm.

Before her role at Lumon, Chantal was CRO for Homes England. She has also held senior roles at the Co-Operative Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, where she was Chief Credit Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, KPMG’s risk advisory practice, and UK and European banks including NatWest, Deutsche and Dresdner.