Richard Lewis

Risk Director

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

About

An accomplished Operational Risk and Resilience senior professional with extensive experience of building, and leading, risk and assurance teams across both 1st and 2nd lines of Defence.

Experience

  • Nationwide Building Society (Swindon, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid)
    • Group Operational Risk Oversight Director
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Role includes Oversight of Nationwide and Virgin Money brands

    • Operational Risk Oversight Director
      Jan 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      A direct report into the Chief Risk Officer providing Oversight, Support, and Challenge to the firm on Operational Risk.

  • TSB Bank (Full-time · 6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director of Enterprise and Operational Risk
      2022 - 2023 · 1 yr

      Accountable for; - the design and implementation of the TSB Risk Management Framework - Oversight of firm wide Operational Risk and Resilience

    • Head of Operational Risk and Resilience Oversight
      2017 - 2023 · 6 yrs

      Part of the TSB Risk leadership team reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer (Exco-1). Participates in the Executive Risk Committee and the Board Risk Committee. Leads a team of risk and technical experts for the provision of Bank wide 2nd line risk Oversight across all Operational Risk and Resilience areas: Technology, Digital, Operational Resilience, Data Protection, Information Security, Fraud, Change, Suppliers, Payments, People, Reporting, and Property.

  • Chair of Board Risk and Audit committee at The White Horse Federation
    2019 - 2023 · 4 yrs

    Chair of the Board Risk and Audit Committee providing support and influence to the Executive team on management and monitoring of all risk types. The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust. Over 2000 staff and a turnover in excess of £70m.

  • Head of Risk Oversight - Technology and Transformation at Nationwide Building Society
    2013 - 2017 · 4 yrs

    Various leadership positions delivering 2nd Line challenge, oversight and support of significantly important functions, including; Technology, Cyber, Resilience, Change and Transformation, Data Privacy, Payments, Business Continuity, and H&S.

  • Regional Operational Risk Lead (Technology) at Vodafone
    2012 - 2013 · 1 yr

    Leadership position to build a 1st Line IT Risk team with accountabilities for risk and control implementation across the U.K. and Ireland Business Units.