Provident Financial Group

london

The Board of Provident Financial plc announced the appointment of Margot James as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in July 2020 to sit on the Nomination, Remuneration and Customer, Culture and Ethics Committees.

“I am delighted to welcome Margot to the Board and look forward to working with her. Her appointment brings a great balance of skills and experience to the Board, with her wide ranging career as a commercial and entrepreneurial business owner and her work in the UK Government. Margot’s experience of working in consumer policy, citizens advice and advising on labour markets will enable her to understand and promote the interests of our customers and wider stakeholders, as we seek to deliver our purpose of helping put people on the path to a better everyday life.”

Patrick snowball, chairman of Provident Financial plc

Provident Financial Group is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange; a specialist lender for the 12 million UK adults not served by mainstream credit companies.
Through their businesses, Provident serves 2.3 million people through credit cards, vehicle finance and personal loans. They employ 4,865 colleagues across the UK who deliver their products and serve their customers from a network of branches, call centres and central offices.

Established in 1880, Provident has not only retained but continues to build on their founding values. Provident aims to put people on a path to a better everyday life by making sure customers are at the heart of everything. By lending responsibly and acting responsibly by making affordability a key part of decisioning, customers are better able to manage their loans and their repayments.

“I am very excited to be joining Provident Financial plc as Non-Executive Director. The company has a strong social purpose and I look forward to working with the Board as we continue to make progress on the Group’s strategy, delivering for our customers and our shareholders.”

Margot James

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Internet Matters

london

Margot was appointed Chair of Internet Matters in 2020. Internet Matters is a not-for-profit organisation that has a simple purpose - to empower parents and carers to keep children safe in the digital world. At Internet Matters parents and professionals can find the most comprehensive and credible resources, information and support to keep children safe online. Through a range of initiatives, campaigns, and ongoing collaboration with partners, in the last year, Internet Matters received around 5.2 million visitors to the site. After visiting, 83% of parents said that they felt better prepared to handle online issues with their child in the future and 80% said it is one of the first places they’d look for information. 9 out of 10 parents said they would recommend Internet Matters as a trusted resource.

"As the period covered by our 2020 report came to an end, the world changed. The advent of a global pandemic drove more children online than ever before – to stay connected to friends and loved ones, for education as the schools closed, and for entertainment as staying in became the new going out. This year has shown us that more than ever connected technology is an incredible force for good – it has underpinned the lives of children and adults alike. The detriment caused to those children without online access during this time has been a severe hardship."

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wmg

warwick

The University of Warwick announced the appointment Margot James as the new Executive Chair of WMG in April 2020.

"This is a fantastic appointment. Margot brings a wealth of leadership experience from Government and industry to WMG. She is ideally placed to lead WMG as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary year as it continues to grow and diversify, building on the outstanding foundations established under its former Chairman the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya."

Professor Stuart Croft, The University of Warwick’s Vice-Chancellor

The University of Warwick announced the appointment Margot James as the new Executive Chair of WMG in April 2020.

WMG’s job is to understand industrial challenges and help find the innovative solutions, new technologies or new products needed to succeed commercially today. WMG have the expertise to evaluate ideas, the facilities to jointly develop new technologies to turn opportunities into commercial reality, and the resources to create education programmes that help employees remain at the forefront of knowledge.

As a world leading education and research department, innovation is at the very heart of WMG, making real impact on industry, companies and organisations, through collaborative research and development, and world class education. WMG empowers people to have the confidence, creativity and expertise to tackle real life challenges, and the conviction and ambition to transform the future

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