The building society employs 930 people at its administration centre, Portman House, on Bournemouth’s Richmond Hill. It also has a particularly high membership in the area, partly because of its past takeover of Portman Building Society. Jane Hanson, its head of people, said: “We have an important Nationwide membership and we continue to have a sizeable number of colleagues there so we’re very committed to the Bournemouth area,” The society – which recently revealed that pre-tax profits doubled in the past financial year – has told 13,000 staff that they will be able to work wherever they like in future. But chief executive Joe Garner has told the Daily Echo that staff will still shop and eat in Bournemouth town centre.
Chris Maggs to leave YBS – exclusive
By Rebekah Commane 6
Chris Maggs
Yorkshire Building Society head of buy-to-let Chris Maggs is to depart the lender after 15 years to set up a consultancy business.
Maggs, who leaves the role tomorrow 7 May, has worked in the mortgage sector for more than 30 years, holding senior roles at Portman Building Society (Nationwide) and Household Mortgage Corporation before joining Chelsea Buildng Society as intermediary sales controller in 2005.
When Chelsea merged with Yorkshire Building Society, Maggs managed key accounts and the Accord sales team, alongside of David Robinson. He moved to his current role in 2012.
Maggs was tasked with the development of the Accord BTL proposition, which under his tenure has grown into a multi-billion pound mortgage book.
Racing dream is realised AFTER fulfilling his racecourse dream, Leon Nurse has vowed to keep in shape in case another opportunity to race-ride comes up. The 52-year-old Basingstoke cricketer, who has undergone a hip replacement, finished sixth of 10 starters in a charity flat race at Plumpton, East Sussex, on Monday. Included in a celebrity field were super-model Jodie Kidd and former professional jump jockey Brendan Powell. Nurse, who designed his own racing silks, partnered Cadwallader in a bid to raise money for spinal research and also show black kids in England that progress in racing is possible. In the early stages of the one mile, three furlong race, he even led the field.