Scott Wheway

Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate

Scott was appointed to the Board in January 2026 as an independent non-executive director and Chair Designate.

Scott has significant financial services board and chair experience and spent over 25 years in executive roles within retail businesses.

Skills and experience

Scott brings a wealth of executive and non-executive leadership experience in financial services and retail businesses, including a strong understanding of operating within highly regulated, customer-centric industries. He also has deep knowledge and experience of large-scale banking and insurance businesses.

Scott served as Chair of Scottish Widows Group and was a Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group from 2022-2025. Prior to that, he was a Non-Executive Director of Centrica plc between 2016 and 2020 and served as Chair of Centrica plc between 2020 and 2024. He was formerly Chair of AXA UK plc, Chair of Aviva Insurance Limited, a Non-Executive Director of Aviva plc and Senior Independent Director of Santander UK plc.

Before his non-executive career, Scott was an executive in the retail sector for over 25 years, both in the UK and internationally, where he held positions including CEO of Best Buy Europe, Managing Director of Boots the Chemist plc, and a number of senior executive positions at Tesco plc, including CEO, Japan.