Vernon Building Society has appointed Anthony Murphy as an independent non-executive director. He joined the Stockport-based society’s board in September 2026 and will become Chair of the Audit Committee from January 2027, subject to regulatory approval.
Murphy has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, with senior strategy roles at Lloyds Banking Group, United Arab Bank and Tandem Bank. His last executive role was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at Nottingham Building Society from March 2023 to May 2026, where the society set up its partnership with Gen H and launched its first public Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation programme.
A Chartered Management Accountant, he chairs the University of Nottingham’s Audit and Risk Committee and has previously served on the board of Bournemouth University.
Growth plans
Darren Ditchburn, CEO at Vernon Building Society, said: “We have ambitious plans to grow, both digitally and physically, while continuing to enhance our savings and mortgage propositions and strengthen the support we provide to our members and broker partners.”
Murphy said: “I’m particularly attracted to the Society’s mutual purpose and its role in helping people on their home ownership journey, while providing a safe and secure place for people to save.”
He succeeds Jenny Quirke, who will step down from the board at the end of 2026 after reaching the maximum nine-year term.
The Vernon, founded in Stockport in 1924, has branches in Bramhall, Hazel Grove, Marple, Poynton, Reddish and Stockport. More on the region’s lenders is in our finance section, and more on the people leading its businesses in people.