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HSBC’s Pilling appointed Yorkshire BS chief executive
Yorkshire Building Society, the UK’s second largest building society, has appointed Chris Pilling, head of branch network at HSBC Bank as its new chief executive.
Pilling will take over from current chief executive Iain Cornish on 31 December who announced plans to step down in February this year.
Ed Anderson, chairman of Yorkshire, said: “The Yorkshire is one of the UK’s strongest financial institutions and recent merger and acquisition activity has further strengthened its position.”
He added: “Yorkshire Building Society’s culture is based on teamwork and Chris joins an extremely strong leadership team which has done an impressive job in leading the Society through an exceptionally demanding period. I would especially like to thank Iain for his tremendous contribution to the Society’s success and wish him well for the future.”
Pilling said: “The Yorkshire has a tremendous opportunity to build on its status as an independent building society to provide a real and trusted alternative to the banks and I am very much looking forward to being a part of that.”
Iain Cornish, chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “Over the past eight years, it has been a privilege to serve as chief executive.I am sure that Chris, together with his colleagues, will lead the Society to future continued success.”
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