Sir John Kingman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: June 2023
Skills, experience and contribution
- Deep background in financial services
- Strong leadership qualities and chair experience
- Extensive expertise providing strategic advice to Government
John is Chair of Barclays Bank UK PLC. He had a long Whitehall career, where he was Second Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury and was also closely involved in the UK response to the financial crisis, handling the resolution of Northern Rock and leading negotiations with RBS, Lloyds and HBOS on their £37bn recapitalisation.
John was also the first Chief Executive of UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI), and from 2010-2012, he was Global Co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Rothschild. From 2016 to 2021, John was the first Chair of UK Research & Innovation, which oversees Government science funding of c£8bn a year. Between 2020 and January 2023 he was Chair of Tesco Personal Finance plc.
Key current appointments
- Chair, Legal & General Group plc
- Trustee & Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees, The National Gallery