Intermediaries Who we are We’re only as good as the people we employ. They’re an exceptional team and we trust them to handle our customers personally. Meet the Team The Board The Leadership Team Ashley Machin Chairman Ashley joined Masthaven in October 2016 following a successful career in Retail Banking. Most recently, Ashley was Chief Digital Officer of TSB bank and a member of the Bank Executive Committee. He previously worked at Lloyds Bank in a diverse set of leadership roles, ranging from lending through to operations and was a member of the Retail Executive Committee. Ashley is currently a non-executive committee member at the Department for Work and Pensions sitting on the Departmental Audit and Risk Committee and Chairing the Digital Advisory Committee. Leigh Bartlett Chief Executive Officer Leigh joined Masthaven as CFO in October 2019 and was subsequently promoted to the role of CEO in April 2020. Leigh joins with a strong understanding and experience of the retail banking sector having held senior executive roles in both the UK and overseas for the last 15 years. His previous roles include Finance Director of the Retail Banking Division of Alliance & Leicester, CFO of RBS UK Retail Banking Division, CFO of RBS Insurance Division (now Direct Line Group plc), CFO of Westpac New Zealand Limited (a subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation) and more recently, CFO of Williams & Glyn. Andrew Bloom Founder & Non-Executive Director Andrew is an FCA, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2000 with KPMG. He then moved to KPMG’s transaction services before working in the investment division of Strand Hanson. He became Managing Director of Montague Knight, a property investment company, before launching Masthaven in 2004. Andrew also has a wealth of personal experience in property development and property investment. Andrew is the founder of Masthaven, building the bank from a specialist lender to its current position of operating in the retail banking, mortgage, development and bridging finance markets. He was appointed as an Executive Director on 26 June 2015 and continued in this role until 1 May 2020 when he became a Non-Executive Director. Elena Lieskovska Non-Executive Director Elena Lieskovska joined Masthaven Bank as Non-Executive Director in April 2019. As a Partner and Head of European Financial Services at Värde Partners, she is responsible for leading Värde’s private equity investments in the financial services sector across Europe. Prior to joining Värde, Elena served as executive director at Lehman Brothers, and has also worked for Alvarez and Marsal, and in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs & Co. Elena received a B.S. in Finance from Louisiana State University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Michael Baker Non-Executive Director Michael is an FCA, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 with KPMG. Michael has over 30 years of experience in finance gained with KPMG, BDO Stoy Hayward and in senior management roles. He has been working for The William Pears Group since 1999. Michael holds numerous Board appointments of companies involved with the Pears family and is Managing Director of Joint Ventures at Pears. Anne Gunther Independent Non-Executive Director Anne has over 40 years’ executive experience across all financial services sectors, from lending to wealth management and direct channel delivery. Anne was Managing Director of Direct Channels at Lloyds TSB; she then moved to be Chief Executive of both Standard Life Bank and Standard Life Healthcare, and was a founding Director of Standard Life Wealth. She then became CEO of Norwich & Peterborough Building Society. In her non-executive career Anne has 10 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors. Natalie Gammon Independent Non-Executive Director Natalie has 20 years of global technology, commercial and operational experience across a range of sectors, with a focus on financial services and private equity-backed businesses. Throughout her executive career Natalie has a demonstrable track record of leading successful digital, strategic and transformational change programmes. Most recently Natalie was Chief Cloud Officer at Finastra where she oversaw the company’s cloud, data centre operations and information security groups. Natalie is also an independent member of the National Trust’s Audit Committee. Malcolm McCaig Independent Non-Executive Director Malcolm is an independent non-executive director who has served on the boards of OneSavings Bank, Ageas (UK), Crest Nicholson, QBE Insurance (Europe), Tradition (UK), Barbon Insurance Group, Punjab National Bank (International), CMC Markets, 4most Group, Renaissance Capital and The House of Lords. Prior to that, he was a partner at both Deloitte and Ernst & Young, and in addition has held senior executive positions at Cigna Corporation, Prudential UK and Clydesdale Bank. Malcolm has worked with a number of charities, and he is currently the Chairman of United Response. He is also on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants. Simon Glass Independent Non-Executive Director Simon is Chair of Masthaven's Audit Committee. He qualified as an accountant with KPMG and has a wealth of international experience, holding roles in Hong Kong and New York during his time at HSBC. Prior to joining the Masthaven Board he was CFO of Asia Pacific for HSBC; before that he was Deputy Group Financial Director of Standard Chartered and RBS/NatWest Group. Simon’s most recent role was Group CFO of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, based in Dublin. Supporting Women in Finance About the Women in Finance Charter Masthaven joined the Women in Finance Charter in October 2021. Through it we’re committed to helping build a more balanced and fair financial services industry. Our commitment As of September 2021 we have 34% female representation in our senior management team. By 2026 we plan to have 40% female representation in our Executive Committee and one level below. We’ll drive this through two development programmes, Women in Leadership and Emerging Leaders. Join the team Careers A computer can't understand the complexity of human lives. That's why we employ friendly specialists. If you're interested in working with Masthaven take a look at our vacancies. The bank is making excellent progress and is growing...the future is very exciting. Masthaven 2021 Staff —Engagement Survey Masthaven at a glance LENDING SINCE 2004 We bring years of experience in short term lending to our new bank. We’re award winning and we build lasting relationships. UK BASED Home for Masthaven is London, where you’ll find our friendly helplines and expert teams. 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