Ian Laing

Ian Laing has extensive work experience in the financial services industry. Ian is currently serving as the Head of Finance & Data Product Portfolio at Coventry Building Society since April 2022. Prior to this role, they were the Head Of Change Management Practice at Coventry Building Society from April 2020 to April 2022.

Before joining Coventry Building Society, Ian took a personal development sabbatical in 2019 to cover family health care and pursue self-improvement. During this time, they studied subjects like Six Sigma, ITIL4, PMI-ACP, and Mental Health First Aid. This sabbatical was taken while they were with Ex: Nationwide Building Society.

Ian had a long and successful tenure at Nationwide Building Society, where they held various roles. Ian served as the Practice Manager/Portfolio Lead from January 2017 to May 2019, leading a large Project Management/Change Practice of around 400 Project Practitioners. Ian also had responsibility for the IT strategy, recruitment, resourcing, training, and governance framework.

Before this, Ian worked as an IT Programme Manager, overseeing a programme of 5 projects within the IT Application Assurance Portfolio. Ian was responsible for managing a budget of £50m and ensuring the successful delivery of business critical projects.

Ian also has extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager, delivering various projects across IT and Business Change for over 12 years. Ian has worked on projects across different departments, including IT, Retail, Mortgages, Insurance, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Commercial Lending, and more.

Prior to their project management roles, Ian held positions as a Financial Systems Manager and an IT Specialist, accumulating valuable experience in these areas.

Overall, Ian Laing brings a wealth of experience in project management, leadership, and strategic planning to their current role at Coventry Building Society.

Ian Laing attended Northampton College and Weston Favell High School, but there is no information available regarding the years of attendance or degrees obtained. Ian obtained the Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. in January 2021, and the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certification Training from the Association for Project Management in 2009.