Get to know the board

Peter has 40 years' experience in the financial services industry. As former CEO at Tandem he knows a thing or two about creating a new bank. He's also held many leadership roles at Barclays including Group Head of Strategy and MD of Barclaycard. Plus, he was CEO of the global mortgage, consumer lending and credit cards business at GE Capital.

Christine's knowledge of the peer-to-peer industry is hard to beat. She was the chair of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association for six years and she's as passionate about customers being put first as we are. She's been the Consumer Affairs Director at the Financial Services Authority (the forerunner to the FCA) and Managing Director of Public Policy at Barclays.

Any successful business will have a risk expert at the helm. Richard's ours. He spent 10 years at Standard Chartered Bank as Group Risk Officer and is also on the boards of Bank of Ireland and CitiGroup Global Markets Ltd. Before Standard Chartered, Richard held executive positions at Old Mutual Financial Services, UBS Warburg/SBC Warburg, Astra Holding plc, Bankers Trust Company and Midland Bank Group.

Chris is a director of the Zopa shareholder IAG Silverstripe, an investment arm of IAG Capital Partners. Chris leads the acquisition and oversight of IAG Capital Partner’s European portfolio companies. Previously Chris was with Sherman Financial Group and Credit Suisse. He served for 14 years on the Boards of Credit One Bank NA, a multi-billion dollar US bank specializing in credit cards and Consubanco SA, a Mexican bank focused on consumer lending.

Nick is an investment director of the Zopa shareholder IAG Silverstripe, an investment arm of IAG Capital Partners. Nick is responsible for IAG Capital Partners’ legal and regulatory affairs, corporate structuring and governance of its European portfolio. Previously Nick was a partner with Cambridge Place Investment Management Group and at Aon and Norton Rose Fulbright. Nick is a European Board Member for Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Natasha joined Zopa in 2015 as a product manager having spent five years as a strategy consultant at LEK Consulting. At Zopa, Natasha has played an integral role in developing its product offering and operational capabilities, including bringing Zopa's ISA products to market. Prior to leading the Zopa investment product, Natasha was Head of Business Operations. Natasha was named in the Innovate Finance Women in Fintech Powerlist in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Zitah was most recently the regional CEO of DFC Global in Continental Europe, a credit supply business for consumers and small businesses in various countries across Europe. Previously, Zitah was Director of Communications and International at the Financial Conduct Authority, held senior roles at the Department for Work and Pensions and worked in consumer advertising at Publicis Groupe with clients as varied as L'Oreal, The British Army and Proctor & Gamble.

Doris is an expert on financial crime, cyber and operational resilience risks. Most recently, she was Group Chief Operating Officer at Standard Chartered having joined the Group in March 2007 as Group Head of Market Risk. A former Fulbright Scholar, Doris started her career with Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt and has since held positions in Tokyo, Singapore and London.