Karin Cook

Date of appointment:

5 May 2025

Contribution to the Board:

Karin brings a broad mix of financial services experience to the Board, including retail, commercial and investment banking as well as financial advice, wealth management and insurance. She currently sits on the board of Phoenix Life and its subsidiary SunLife and has previously been a member the boards of Scottish Widows and Quilter Financial Planning. Her background is in running large scale customer operations, leading technology transformations, migrations and integrations, and delivering programmes which deliver operational efficiency and improved customer outcomes.

Relevant experience:

With 35 years’ experience in banking and wealth management, Karin served most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Quilter plc, an integrated wealth management company. Previously she was Director of Operations for Lloyds Banking Group, and spent her earlier career in various operational roles at HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

Current external appointments:

•  Non-Executive director of at Phoenix Life Limited and its subsidiary SunLife Limited.

Committee memberships:

NWH Audit Committee