MEDIA RELEASE                                                                               Thursday 30 April, 2020

Beverley Building Society appoints former Secure Trust Bank Mortgages MD Esther Morley as Non-Executive Director

Beverley Building Society is delighted to welcome Esther Morley to our Board as a Non-Executive Director.

We are looking forward to the insights she will bring from her 20 years of financial services experience, and in particular the lending knowledge she gained during her tim e as Managing Director of challenger bank Secure Trust’s Mortgage Division.

Society Chairman Stuart Purdy said of her appointment: “It’s great to have Esther further bolster our highly experienced Board team.

“I’m confident she will bring fresh ideas, and her own unique brand of dynamism and energy, to our board.

“Her arrival is particularly timely, given our strong focus on growing our lending as part of our Building Better Futures strategy. 

“Esther’s knowledge and experience, gained working with a leading specialist lender, will be invaluable as we further develop our ‘common-sense lending’ approach.”

And Esther’s first impressions of the Beverley, which represents her first non-executive position, are equally positive.

“I was attracted to this role because of the opportunity it represents to work with an organisation with such a history and presence in its region, which balances real potential with a genuinely warm and friendly approach to customer service.

“I think there’s a huge opportunity for the Beverley to further engrain itself within its East Yorkshire community, in particular, as well as reaching a wider national customer base, by offering more in terms of lending.

“I’m hoping that, with my skill set, I can help the Society in its desire to grow and further serve its membership.

“My background is in specialist lending and, in particular, serving those customers whose needs aren’t currently met by high street lenders. These people are an ideal target market for the Beverley because of the knowledge and experience within its lending team, and the fact it can take the time to support customers individually.

“I’m really looking forward to working with Karl and the team to help them bring that to life.”

Esther added: “This has been my first encounter with Beverley, but it’s a beautiful area and the building society team are a really warm and welcoming group of people – all the way from the front counter to the executive and Board teams.

“The Beverley is also really well-regarded within its surrounding community and all of the customer feedback recognises it as being genuinely brilliant at customer service, something many bigger financial services brands would dearly love to emulate.”

Now MD of the Premiss Consultancy business consulting company, during her career at Secure Trust Bank, Esther was Managing Director of its mortgage division, with full profit and loss accountability. She brings extensive experience in specialist lending, credit risk management, marketing and product analysis. 

For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Tracy Fletcher via tracy.fletcher@beverleybs.co.uk or 07983 633385.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Beverley is the only independent building society in East Yorkshire. We have been supporting our community since 1866 and are committed to contributing to the vibrancy of our region by making a difference.

As a true independent, we are committed to living mutuality by building better futures for our members, new and existing borrowers and savers, our people, our community and our sector at large.

We’re powered by highly committed colleagues who go over and above, every day, to offer our customers quality, friendly, personal service.

In an age where the financial services market is moving, at pace, towards AI-powered, automated solutions, we believe there is a place for people-centred financial services and are passionate about maintaining that personal touch.

We aim to make enough profit to ensure the Society is financially strong and sustainable, and can invest in continual product and service improvements for our members. We do not pay staff bonuses and all our profits are re-invested to support this goal.