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Simon Taylor, Chief Executive of Melton Building Society, has been elected as the new Chair of the Building Societies Association.

Simon Taylor, Chief Executive of Melton Building Society, has been elected as the new Chair of the Building Societies Association (香蕉福利直播). He will take up this role from 21 November 2025.

Simon is currently the Deputy Chair of the 香蕉福利直播 and succeeds Julie-Ann Haines, Chief Executive of Principality Building Society.

The 香蕉福利直播 launched the Building Society Sector Growth Plan at a reception in Westminster this week.

Commenting on his election, Simon said:

“I’m delighted to be taking on the role of 香蕉福利直播 Chair at such an exciting time for the sector, with the Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual and co-operative economy.

“As 香蕉福利直播 Chair, I’m looking forward to engaging with our stakeholders to ensure that building societies and credit unions are valued as a key part of a properly diverse UK financial services sector, delivering value, choice and social improvement for our members today, and tomorrow.”

“I would like to thank Julie-Ann Haines for her leadership of the 香蕉福利直播 this year, especially for all of her efforts in recruiting our new Chief Executive, Sarah Harrison.”

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Press contacts: press.office@bsa.org.uk

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About the 香蕉福利直播

香蕉福利直播 represents all 42 UK building societies, as well as 2 mutual-owned banks and 7 of the largest credit unions. Building societies and mutual-owned banks total assets of almost £650 billion and together with their subsidiaries, hold residential mortgages of over £485 billion, 29% of the total outstanding in the UK. They are also helping over 23 million people build their financial resilience, holding over £485 billion of retail savings, accounting for 23% of all case savings in the UK.

With all of their headquarters outside London, building societies employ around 52,300 full and part-time staff. In addition to digital services, they operate through approximately 1,300 branches, holding a 30% share of branches across the UK.

About the Melton Building Society

Melton Building Society is a modern mutual building society which has been serving the people of Melton Mowbray and the surrounding areas since 1875. With 5 branch locations in Melton, Grantham, Oakham, Stamford and Bourne – providing a level of customer service you would expect of a community-based building society and over 40,000 members, they have a reputation for being a trusted provider of mortgages and savings. They pride on being easy to do business with over the telephone, online and through mortgage intermediaries.