Simon Amess

Simon Amess

Simon is the Risk Director for the Commercial Bank at Lloyds Banking Group Plc. In addition, he was appointed as the Group Business Recovery Programme Director which has provided support to customers during the pandemic.

Simon has previously undertaken a variety of leadership roles including being the Risk Transformation Director responsible for managing change portfolio across Risk Division and Chief Risk Officer of the Australian business. In this role he was responsible for leading the risk team leading the local regulatory engagement, provision of strategic business input and oversight and assurance of the LBG businesses across Asia. Simon was part of the management team which divested the business in late 2013.

Simon joined LBG in 1999, having completed his Chartered Accountancy training with PwC.

Externally, Simon was previously a member of the University of Nottingham Council and is currently a non-executive director of Motability Operations Group Plc.