Joe Garner (businessman)

Johnson Daniel Garner (Joe Garner)
Born (1969-06-23) 23 June 1969
Hertfordshire, England
Residence London
Nationality British
Education Master of Arts (M.A.)
Alma mater Cambridge University[1]
Occupation Banker
Years active 1991 – present
Employer Nationwide Building Society
Title Group Chief Executive

Johnson Daniel Garner (born 23 June 1969) is the Chief Executive of Nationwide Building Society, the UK's largest mutual financial organisation. He previously held senior roles at BT's infrastructure division Openreach, HSBC and Procter & Gamble.

Early life

He was born in Hertfordshire, having two older sisters. His father was an aeronautical engineer who had worked at de Havilland, and had married Alegra Mizrahi in 1959.

He went to school at King's College School,[2] a prestigious independent school in Wimbledon, leaving in 1987. He studied Geography at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Career

P & G

He was a graduate trainee at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1991. He spent nine years at P&G and spent five years in Romania, then worked at their European headquarters in Brussels.

HSBC

Following his stint at P&G and a short stay at Dixons, Garner joined HSBC in 2004. He was appointed Head of UK Retail Bank on 1 December 2010 as Group General Manager and deputy head of HSBC UK, replacing Paul Thurston, and leaving at the end of October 2012.[3] at this time he sat on the Practitioner Panel of the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Brian Robertson was Head of HSBC Group's (combined) UK operations at the time.

BT

Garner became chief executive of BT's infrastructure division Openreach in February 2014.[4] He left the company in April 2016 to become chief executive of Nationwide Building Society.

Nationwide

His role at Nationwide started on 5 April 2016, with former CEO Graham Beale stepping down on 4 April 2016.

Personal life

He married Marzena Supel, a Polish national, and they have a son.[5] He lives in London.

He is Chairman of the British Triathlon Trust.

See also

References

Business positions
Preceded by
Graham Beale
Chief Executive of Nationwide Building Society
April 2016 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Liv Garfield
Chief Executive of Openreach
February 2014 - April 2016
Succeeded by
Clive Selley
Preceded by
Paul Thurston
Head of UK Retail Bank of HSBC UK
December 2010 - October 2012
Succeeded by
António Pedro dos Santos Simões
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