Coventry Building Society has announced that Vanessa Murden will join the society as a non-executive director and chair of the board’s technology oversight committee on 30 January. She is to take the place of Catherine Doran, who is leaving the board after nearly seven years as a NED. Doran will step down in April.
Murden is currently group chief operating officer at M&G plc. Her financial services experience comes from senior customer service and transformation roles at organisations including Lloyds Banking Group, American Express and Travelex.
Murden serves on the Homes England Board, where she chairs its nomination and remuneration committee, and change committee. She also sits on its audit and risk committees.
David Thorburn, chair of Coventry Building Society, said: “I would like to welcome Vanessa, who brings a great blend of technology and transformation experience for the benefit of customers. Vanessa will provide challenge, support and oversight and I am looking forward to working with her as we apply the service, resilience and cost advantages of modern, innovative technology to an organisation that remains firmly committed to putting its members and customers first.”