Responsible Finance is delighted to welcome Victoria Gosling OBE and Tim Rooney to the Board of Directors.
Victoria is Chief Strategy Officer and Board Director for Auden, a socially-responsible FinTech with a mission to provide financial solutions at scale for those who are under served, over charged or excluded by mainstream financial services.
Victoria completed 21 years’ service within the Royal Air Force and is also is also CEO of GB Snowsport; Board member for the British Olympic Association; Chair and Custodian for the Rugby Centurions; and Invictus Games Strategic Advisor for the UK Delegation Board. In addition, Victoria is a newspaper reviewer for the BBC and a motivational speaker for Inspiring Women.
Tim is CEO of Salad Finance Limited, a social enterprise and FCA-regulated provider of small loans to NHS and public sector workers, plus free financial education. Tim and the Salad Money team use Open Banking data to help near and sub-prime borrowers in the UK.
Before Salad, Tim worked with Big Issue Invest and in consumer credit data, products and services. He is data-driven and focussed on change with a big emphasis on technology.
Victoria Gosling said: “It will be a privilege to represent Responsible Finance and work with colleagues and partners across the industry to deliver a more responsible financial services sector in this country. This is especially important now as many people already in financial distress will be squeezed further by the termination of the furlough scheme and £80 monthly uplift from Universal Credit, at the same time as a rapid rise in inflation, and the cost of living.”
Tim Rooney said: “Customer wellbeing is of significant importance to Salad and to community development finance. I don’t believe that credit scores are serving our customers well, and I’m determined to give people better access to tools and education which boost their financial resilience. I look forward to representing the community development finance sector to obtain better outcomes for consumers and providers alike.”
Theodora Hadjimichael, CEO of Responsible Finance, said:
“Our board members play an invaluable role in the governance, oversight, strategy and direction of Responsible Finance. I am delighted to welcome Vicky and Tim to the board. Their determination to use technology and data to boost financial inclusion, along with their outstanding experience and expertise, will make an enormous contribution to community development finance. That’s fantastic for our board, and for the millions of people excluded from mainstream finance.”