Mark Pain

Mark was appointed a director in January 2021 and is senior independent director.

Mark is currently a non-executive director of AXA UK plc, where he serves on the Audit, Investment, Remuneration & Nomination, and Risk Committees. He is Chairman of London Square Limited and Empiric Student Property plc (where he is also Chair of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee). He has extensive finance, risk management and commercial experience, having held board positions at Barratt Developments plc and Abbey National Group. Mark has previously been a non-executive director of Yorkshire Building Society (where he served as Senior Independent Director), Ladbrokes Coral Group plc, Punch Taverns plc, Spirit Pub Company plc, Johnston Press plc, and Aviva Insurance Limited, among others.