Neeta Atkar Senior Independent Director and Chair of Risk Committee

Neeta is an experienced Risk Professional with over 25 years experience working in the financial services private and public sectors across a range of risk disciplines.

Until the end of 2016, Neeta was the Chief Risk Officer at TSB Bank plc and was a key member of the Executive team that was responsible for creating the bank that was divested from Lloyds Banking Group and undertaking a successful IPO in 2014. She is currently on the Board of Quilter plc and is a member of its Board Audit Committee, Board Risk Committee and Board Technology and Operations Committee.

Neeta started her career at the Bank of England, undertaking a variety of roles both in the Bank’s own banking department and in its supervisory function. She moved to the FSA on its creation, leaving in 2000 to move into consulting where she worked with a range of financial service clients on risk and regulatory matters. Thereafter, she has held senior positions at both banks and insurance companies, in a range of roles covering operational, credit and regulatory risks.

Neeta holds a BSc in Accounting and Law from Southampton University. She has been a Justice of the Peace for 20 years.