We bolster our team with four new hires

We have bolstered our expanding team during a period of rapid and sustained growth with four new appointments.

Ian Burman joins the Society as Risk and Compliance Manager. Ian has spent the last 10 years working in internal audit and assurance in the energy sector for companies including EDF Energy, SSE and OVO Energy.

In another key hire, Henry Darby-Cook joins us as Marketing and Communications Officer. Henry becomes the first member of staff to be appointed in a role focused solely on marketing in the Society’s 99-year history. He comes to the job with several years’ experience as a digital content creator and marketeer with companies including Tomos Watkin Brewery and SMR (UK).

In addition to these two appointments, we have also recently employed two more customer-facing staff to work at our Portland Street, Swansea, and Carmarthen branches.

Ceri Jones joins our flagship branch in Portland Street to strengthen the team at our largest premises, and Liwsi Ebsworth joins our busy Carmarthen branch. Both join us as cashiers as we continue to see increased footfall across all our branches.

Alun Williams, our Chief Executive, said:

“I am delighted we have been able to bolster our team in this way, and it’s great to be able to welcome Ian, Henry, Ceri and Liwsi to the Society. The four of them arrive at a key moment in the Society’s history, as we approach our centenary year and have just passed several very important milestones – including exceeding £500 million in total assets under management.

“The new appointments show our commitment to expanding the Society and strengthening our growing team, as we continue our ethos of opening, not closing, branches across the region. Everything we do, here at Swansea Building Society, is towards our aim of giving more people the opportunity to build for a stable financial future with mortgage and savings products which are suited to their individual needs and circumstances.”