The Cumberland has appointed Jackie Arnold as chair of the board.
Arnold, who’s the first lady to only tackle the job as chair on the creating fashionable society, will tackle her new goal on the society’s yearly commonplace meeting in July.
Formerly, she has labored as head of technique at BAE Programs as completely as vice chair of Cumbria’s Area Organization Partnership wherever she chaired the funding determination panel.
She has been part of the Cumberland crew as a non-executive director because of the reality 2018, and the people, remuneration and life-style committee chair as a result of 2019.
Arnold will do effectively John Hooper, who can be stepping down as chair instantly after 5 years within the job and practically 9 a long time as a non-executive director.
Hooper will go away The Cumberland instantly after serving to guide the fashionable society by the use of quite a few phases of development and changeover together with not sure cases this type of as the pandemic and ongoing expense of dwelling disaster.
Eric Gunn may also be retiring from his goal as non-government director, chair of board risk committee and senior unbiased director simply after eight yrs of firm.
In addition, Cameron Marr can be part of the board as a non-executive director and as chair of board likelihood committee.
Commenting on her appointment, Arnold suggests: “As a passionate advocate for Cumbria, I’m delighted to have the prospect to step into the position of chair of the Cumberland board. I’ve loved my time to day as a non-executive director and I’m actually looking out ahead to this subsequent chapter. I’ll be more than happy to work along with the proficient women and men at The Cumberland, and on its board, to information the tradition by the use of the approaching years”.
Hooper provides: “It has been an honour and a privilege to steward an organisation with these a strong intent and rich historical past through a interval when it has established system to a sustainable future, enabling it to proceed to be a significant service supplier of fiscal services and products to the people of Cumbria, southern Scotland and encompassing areas.”
