Ed Giera

Ed Giera was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 August 2015 and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 7 April 2021.

Ed Giera is an experienced Non-Executive Director, having held a number of Board roles following his career with JP Morgan Securities, the investment banking affiliate of JP Morgan Chase & Co. He provided corporate finance advisory and fiduciary services as Principal of EJ Giera LLC and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of NovaTech LLC and the Life and Longevity Markets Association. Ed was also a director of Pension Corporation Group Ltd from 2012 to 2015, and Pension Insurance Corporation Holdings Ltd from 2008 to 2012.

Ed is also Non-Executive Director of Rothesay Life PLC since 25 January 2021.

Ed has been a member of the Audit Committee since 19 August 2015, the Risk Committee since 19 August 2015 and Chair since 1 November 2015, the Responsible Banking Committee since 1 July 2017, the Nomination Committee since 16 October 2020 and the Remuneration Committee since 1 November 2020. He was appointed as Chair of the Santander UK Group Holdings plc Responsible Banking Committee on 28 April 2020.