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Ray Milne brings over 40 years of experience in financial services having held senior roles in Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group and more recently was Chief Risk Officer for Schroders Personal Wealth - a Joint Venture between Lloyds and
Schroders plc. Ray also serves as a Non-Executive Director for Stafford Building Society and Foresters Friendly Society and is a Trustee at Horton Housing Association in Bradford where he chairs the Group Audit and Risk Committee.
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Qualified Chartered Actuary, Past Council member and Past Vice President of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Ray is passionate about contributing to the communities served by the companies he works with which is why he is the Board Consumer Duty
Champion for Foresters and the Together With Tenants Champion for Horton Housing - ensuring that the tenants voice is heard at the Board.
Married with four grown up children Ray is a keen walker and hiker in the Yorkshire Pennines near
where he lives, a passion he often uses for fundraising.
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