Durrant Pate/Contributor

NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) has announced a further strengthening of its governance framework through a number of changes to its board composition.

The changes also extend to its subsidiary, National Commercial Bank Limited (NCBJ) in furtherance of its commitment to strengthen the governance of the Group:

As for NCBFG, it has onboarded, Arvinder Bharath effective January 2.  She brings over 30 years of combined experience across different geographies in the banking, regulatory and technology industries. With the addition of Bharath, the NCBFG board complement now stands at eight with the majority of directors deemed independent non-executive directors.

As for NCBJ, two persons have been added to its board of directors. They are Roger Blissett and Allison Philbert. Their appointment took effect on November 13 and November 20, 2024, respectively. 

Blissett is an international investment and commercial banking executive with more than 30 years of experience in the US banking industry while Allison Philbert is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors.

The board of NCBJ now has eight members, the majority of whom are independent non-executive directors.

A statement from the banking group says, “The board refreshment that has taken place within NCBFG and its major subsidiaries over the last year has enhanced independence, banking and technology diversity and global perspective”.