Debbie Crosbie (born 1970) is a British banker, and the chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society since June 2022. She was previously the CEO of TSB Bank from May 2019.[2]

Debbie Crosbie
Born1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationUniversity of Strathclyde
OccupationBanker
TitleCEO, Nationwide Building Society
TermJune 2022–
PredecessorJoe Garner (businessman)

Early life edit

Debbie Crosbie was born and raised in Glasgow, the daughter of an engineer father and a social care manager mother.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Strathclyde.[4]

Career edit

Crosbie started her career in the Prudential graduate training programme, working in the City of London.[3] In 1997, she joined Clydesdale Bank as a project manager, rising to chief operating officer (COO) in January 2015.[2][3]

In November 2018, TSB Bank announced Crosbie as its new CEO, to succeed Paul Pester in May 2019.[5]

In June 2022, Crosbie succeeded Joe Garner, as chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "TSB lures rival chief Debbie Crosbie as it fights back from IT fiasco". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kollewe, Julia; Makortoff, Kalyeena (19 November 2018). "TSB appoints Debbie Crosbie as new chief in wake of IT meltdown". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Clydesdale Bank has a proud history of supporting women". scotsman.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Executive Profile: Debbie Crosbie". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ "TSB appoints Debbie Crosbie as new executive after online banking meltdown". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Siddharth (3 December 2021). "Nationwide appoints TSB boss Debbie Crosbie as chief executive". The Financial Times. Retrieved 8 June 2022.