People

For over 30 years, Mukesh has played a role in the international corporate world in areas such as Risk, Audit, Compliance and Business Management, with such prestigious names as British Airways. In more recent years, he has undertaken several, largely non-executive, roles with pension funds and within the Third Sector. Mukesh has a Master’s Degree in Management & IT, and also holds a specialist qualification of CISM – Certified Information Security Manager – issued by ISACA. With particular skills and experience in asset allocation and strategy, he has also acted as Chair of a Local Pension Panel which managed a fund selection in excess of £1.2 billion. He has also presided as Chair to many charities and Third Sector organisations. In his “downtime”, through his involvement with the Hounslow Rotary, he has co-founded a project called “Rotary World’s Greatest Meal to Help End Polio”, which has helped to save over 16.5 Million children from Polio. He had been a Councillor & the Deputy Mayor Of The London Borough of Hounslow during 2017/18. He is married with three children, he has also become a grandfather of three.

Nic has a BA in Business Studies and has over 30 years banking experience specialising in leveraged finance and change management. Latterly he held a number of senior management roles at an international bank in the City. He has been a resident in Richmond-Upon-Thames for over 35 years and has recently been appointed a Trustee of Richmond Council for Voluntary Services. He is also a school governor and Treasurer of the local SW London SSAFA (the Armed Forces charity) Branch. Recently retired Nic hopes to bring his banking knowledge and experience to Thamesbank as he believes that credit unions will have an increasingly important role to play in allowing people who have previously been financially disadvantaged to access the banking system in a fair and ethical way. In his free time Nic likes to watch a wide variety of sports.

Edward has spent many years working in the finance industry. He also has a background in IT. As a member of the Thamesbank board he focuses on the regulatory and technology aspects of the Credit Union. Edward is married with two children and has lived in Richmond for over 20 years. He enjoys walking and cycling as well as travel. He is also involved in Scouting within the District as Chair of a local Scout Group. Having joined the board in 2020, Edward is excited about the opportunities for Thamesbank to continue to develop as a local Credit Union and deliver on its aims to provide fair and affordable financial services to the local community.

Jan has spent his entire career in Financial Services where he has held various managerial positions, been a principal consultant and a business development director, to name but a few. He has worked with several global organisations including Visa International and EuroConex and is a qualified IFA.

As part of his spare time activities, Jan is a member of a local Rotary Club and its past President. He was also chairing the Trustees and was Assistant Governor for Rotary South. His focus is International projects and teaching children at a Primary school chess (Chess club). He is also connected to the Czech community and is a member of the British Czech Chamber of Commerce.

His hobbies are travelling, opera, gardening and providing informal financial advice to friends (as a past Stockbroker and IFA). Skiing is his sport of choice.

Roxanne has an MSc in Transport Planning and Management and in Senior Leadership and currently works for a European Transport provider in their UK operations. Her business experience includes HR Transformation, Change Management, governance, public inquiry witness, stakeholder management and programme management of transport, highway and town centre projects. Roxanne is passionate about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and is keen to drive change to shift organisation and societal culture.

Roxanne has been a Richmond resident for the last six years. Her involvement in the voluntary sector has included various roles (including President) in the Rotaract Club of Trinidad and Tobago before migrating to the UK. Prior to moving to the area, she was a volunteer at Marie Curie Hospice and a school governor. She was recently appointed as a trustee at Hampton Pool Trust and is also a school governor.

Roxanne believes in the aims and ambitions of Thamesbank to provide affordable funding and saving opportunities for residents who would have previously been marginalised by other financial institutions. She hopes to bring her expertise in ensuring the continued growth of Thamesbank by enabling greater awareness of its benefits to local residents.

Roxanne is an avid traveller, enjoys walking challenges, swimming, gardening and watching sports. She is also a self-practicing yoga teacher. Roxanne is also kept busy raising her two teenage step-daughters and her two-year old dog.

Christo has over 15 years’ experience working in Technology and Transformation focusing on the not-for-profit sector. He currently works as a Director of Digital for a London-based social care provider. Christo is passionate about the positive impact technology can have in making products and services accessible to a wide audience.

Christo joined the Board in 2023 and is looking forward to applying his experience in technology, change and transformation to the benefit of the TBCU and fellow-members.