David Atkinson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Other current key appointments
Chair, Board Risk Committee and Member of Board, Audit & Compliance Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Atkinson was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director in February 2020. He is Chair of the Board Risk Committee and a Member of the Board Audit & Compliance Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Since 2025, he has been an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Mizuho Bank Europe N.V. in Amsterdam, where he is also Chair of the Supervisory Board Risk Committee and a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee, the HR Committee and the Nominations Committee.
Outside of Mizuho, Mr. Atkinson is an independent Non-Executive Director at Credit Suisse (UK) Limited and a Non-Executive Director at the Pension Protection Fund.
He has more than 30 years' international experience in financial services with a focus on Risk Management and Finance.
Mr. Atkinson is a graduate of the University of Lancaster and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales