About David Hopton

David Hopton, Long experience of corporate cultures in both public sector institutions (Bank of England/BIS) and in commercial businesses in financial services : retail, commercial and wholesale banking at senior levels (Santander/PNBIL and more recently Fintech startups). Adaptable to different national cultures having worked in Switzerland, USA and for a Spanish and Indian bank. Profit centre responsibility and operational and project management experience. Advocate of sound corporate governance and risk management. Regulatory experience. Experience of change management post mergers and acquisitions. Good communicator, mentor team leader and strong believer in sound succession planning and honest and open management which encourages input, gives constructive feedback, encourages delegated ownership and sets the highest standards of personal integrity. Sound strategic thinking, planning and execution. Successful performance against challenging budgets producing high returns on shareholder capital within prudent risk appetite. Front to back management experience. Sensible stakeholder management to ensure appropriate resourcing for projects with excellent cost benefits. Good chair generally facilitating discussion, participation and decision making by consensus but will move to conclusion when necessary. Good ambassadorial and public speaking skills. 5 years Non Executive Director experience including establishing governance frameworks, identifying risk appetite and measures to monitor, stress and control risks. Chair of Board Risk committee and extensive Audit and Compliance Committee experience. David Hopton’s experience includes seventeen years at the Bank of England, twenty-two years in Senior Management teams in the UK banking industry and eight years as a Non-Executive Director and External Adviser. At Abbey National / Santander, He was the Deputy Head of Santander Global Banking and Markets UK, and a member of Santander UK senior management team. He was a member of ALCO, Risk and Executive Committees. He was responsible for a Short-Term Markets trading profit centre and for the management of short-term liquidity. He is currently also an INED at Masthaven Bank in the UK.