Glyn Smith, currently a non-executive director of Coventry Building Society, has been appointed as a non-executive director at The Co-operative Bank.Article continues below

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Mr. Smith joined the Board of Coventry Building Society as a non-executive director in 2010. He is Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and the Models and Ratings Committee and is a member of the Board Risk Committee.

Mr. Smith has over 35 years' experience in the financial services sector, most notably as a senior executive at Barclays Bank and as finance director of Portman Building Society.

He was previously a non-executive director at Stroud & Swindon Building Society.

A graduate of Cambridge University, Mr. Smith is a Chartered Accountant, with over 10 years' experience as a non-executive director in both the public and private sectors.

He is currently a non-executive director of Covent Garden Market Authority, FCO Services and the Reclaim Fund.

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