Donaldson, currently the group director of BGL Group Ltd where he is responsible for the company’s four main trading businesses, joins the society’s board with immediate effect.
He has a wealth of experience in the retail and finance sector having previously been managing director of Budget Retail Ltd, a national high street insurance intermediary with 84 branches. He also has a strong marketing and sales background and also brings with him a modern management thinking, which includes understanding and developing organisational culture.