programme management • change management and transformation • strategic planning and execution
• governance, risk and controls • operational excellence • stakeholder engagement.
Avril has spent the majority of her career in regulated financial services. She held a number of associate-level banking roles at Citibank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi before spending 11 years as a Senior Corporate Banker at RBS/NatWest. During this time, she was responsible for managing key banking relationships and developing new business opportunities across a portfolio of large corporate clients in the Retail, Leisure and Consumer Industries sectors.
She subsequently moved into programme management and operational leadership, delivering several large-scale conduct, complaint remediation and business transformation programmes within the banking sector.
Outside of work, Avril enjoys spending time with family and friends and supports a large regional charity, where she serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees.
BA (Econ) Economic and Social Studies, University of Manchester. PRINCE2 Programme Management Certified. Institute of Directors (IoD) Certificate in Company Direction, covering governance, finance, strategy and leadership.