Our board

John van Kuffeler, Non-Executive Chairman, age 59 Graduated with a degree in economics and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1973. He joined Provident Financial in 1991 as Chief Executive and was appointed Executive Chairman in 1997. He became non-executive Chairman in 2002. He was formerly group Chief Executive of Brown Shipley Holdings PLC. He is Chairman of Huveaux PLC.
Peter Crook, Chief Executive, age 44 Qualified as a chartered accountant in 1988 having graduated in economics. Between 1990 and 1997 he held a number of different roles within Halifax plc. He then moved to Barclays plc, becoming UK Managing Director of Barclaycard in 2000 and Managing Director of UK Consumer Finance in 2004. He joined Provident Financial in September 2005 as Managing Director of UK home credit and was appointed to the board in March 2006. He became Chief Executive in July 2007.
Andrew Fisher, Finance Director, age 50 Qualified as a chartered accountant in 1983 having graduated in economics and accounting. He joined the group in May 2006 as Finance Director and was appointed to the board. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of Finance Director at Premier Farnell plc for 11 years. He was previously a partner at Price Waterhouse.
Chris Gillespie, Managing Director, Consumer Credit Division, age 45 Qualified as a certified accountant and joined Provident Financial in May 2007 as Managing Director, Consumer Credit Division and was appointed to the board in July 2007. He initially joined Barclays in 1979, where he rose to hold a number of senior positions, including Director of Consumer Lending from 2000 to 2002. He then moved to HFC Bank as Group Director before joining Bradford & Bingley in 2005 as Group Lending Director. Chris is a non-executive director of British Eventing Ltd.
John Maxwell, independent non-executive director, age 63 Qualified as a chartered accountant in 1967. He joined the board of Provident Financial in 2000. He is a non-executive director of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC, London Finance and Investment Group PLC, Homeserve plc and the Royal Automobile Club Ltd.
Robert Hough, independent non-executive director, age 62 Qualified as a solicitor in 1970 having graduated in law. He was appointed to the board of Provident Financial in February 2007 as a non-executive director. He was executive Deputy Chairman of Peel Holdings p.l.c. for 15 years until 2002. He is now non-executive Deputy Chairman of Peel Holdings (Management) Limited and Chairman of Peel Airports Limited. He is also non-executive Chairman of Cheshire Building Society and a non-executive director of Styles and Wood Group plc and the North West Development Agency.
Manjit Wolstenholme, independent non-executive director, age 43 After qualifying as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she spent thirteen years with Dresdner Kleinwort, latterly as co-head of investment banking. She was a partner at Gleacher Shacklock from 2004 to 2006 and is a non-executive director of Capital and Regional plc. She joined the board of Provident Financial in July 2007.