Pat Billingham

As well as serving on our strategic board, People’s Partnership Limited, Pat is Chair of the Group Audit and Risk Committee and B&CE Insurance Limited. She is also an experienced Non-Executive Director of People’s Administration Services Limited, a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee and a Senior Independent Director.

Pat has spent over 12 years building a portfolio that includes roles as a board member, Audit and Risk Committee Chair, Remuneration Committee Chair, Senior Independent Director and a board chair. She has also been the Board Conduct Risk Champion in an insurance business and the Independent Non-Executive Director responsible for culture.

Pat is currently a Non-Executive Director at Hamilton Managing Agency Limited, an insurance business that includes a Lloyd’s syndicate and an Irish subsidiary. She is also Chair of the Risk and Remuneration Committees, Senior Independent Director, a board member of the UK and Irish regulated company, and a member of the Audit Committee.

Pat’s executive career was as a tax specialist, first as an inspector of taxes and later as a tax partner at EY, one of the Big Four global accounting and professional services firms. While at EY, she gained experience advising international businesses and working with colleagues across the firm’s global reach.

Her board career has spanned a number of sectors, including financial services, social housing and a listed healthcare business. Pat has strong financial services credentials, with a good understanding of regulated businesses and the governance associated with regulation.

Pat acts as a coach and mentor and is strongly committed to improving diversity and building transparent corporate cultures.

Role: Non-Executive Director