A first all-female leadership duo in its 157-year history has been welcomed at the helm of Beverley Building Society.
Karen Wint has succeeded Stuart Purdy as chair following the publication of a strong set of results for 2022, with chief executive Janet Bedford having been appointed a year ago.
It comes as profits edged up 0.3 per cent to £759,000 in the past year, while mortgage lending increased 80 per cent to £35 million, from £19 million in 2021. It had been set out as a strategy for growth.
