Biography
Term of appointment: 24 October 2022 – 23 October 2026
David Roberts is the Chair of Court. Court acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation’s strategy, risk appetite, and budget, and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. As Chair of the Court, David is responsible for leadership of the board and ensuring its effectiveness on all aspects of its role.
David is an Advisory Board Member of The Mentoring Foundation, a Member of the Strategy Board of Henley Business School, Reading University, and Advisor to the Chair at Campion Willcocks Limited.
Prior to joining the Bank, David was Chair of Beazley plc, a FTSE100 global Speciality Insurance business, and Chair of Nationwide Building Society. He was Vice Chair of NHS England and Group Deputy Chair of Lloyds Banking Group plc.
David has had a 24-year career at Barclays plc between 1983 and 2006, culminating in his appointments as a Main Board Executive Director and Member of the Group Executive Committee. In 2007, David joined Bawag PSK AG, Austria’s second largest retail bank, as Chair and Chief Executive.
David holds an MBA and Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Henley Business School, and a BSc in Mathematics and Applications and Honorary Doctorate from the University of Birmingham. In 2019, he was made a CBE for services to Financial Services and the NHS, and in 2020 was awarded the Gold Medal by the Chartered Institute of Management.
