Jayne Almond (appointed in 2005) is currently Chief Executive of Stonehaven, a specialist Equity Release mortgage business, and Chairman of Squarestone, a private commercial property business with interests in the UK and Portugal. She was previously Managing Director of Barclays’ Home Finance business. Prior to this, she was Group Marketing Director at Lloyds TSB, and Managing Director of Lloyds TSB’s European Internet banking business. In her earlier career she worked for Shell, and was a senior Partner at LEK Consulting, in charge of its financial service practice. She has held a number of non-executive appointments including Ascot plc and Deputy Chair of CDC.