Iain Hancock
About Iain Hancock
Iain Hancock serves as the Head of Financial Risk at Nationwide Building Society, a position he has held since 2020. He has a robust background in financial risk management, with extensive experience at Barclays in various senior roles over a span of nearly two decades.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Iain Hancock serves as the Head of Financial Risk at Nationwide Building Society since 2020. In this role, he oversees a comprehensive range of risks, including strategy and business risk, stress testing, and model risk. His responsibilities encompass managing financial risks associated with capital, liquidity, funding, market risk, investments, and pension fund oversight. Prior to this position, he worked at Nationwide as Head of Treasury, Capital, Liquidity, Funding and Pension Risk from 2019 to 2020.
Previous Experience at Barclays
Iain Hancock has held multiple senior roles at Barclays over a span of several years. He was the Head of Treasury Risk from 2017 to 2019 and served as Deputy Chief Risk Officer for Barclays Treasury from 2014 to 2015. His earlier roles included Director of Credit Risk Appetite from 2007 to 2009, and Director, Group Risk Capital Team from 2009 to 2011. He also worked as Head of Portfolio Management and held positions in Treasury Market Risk and Group Capital Team.
Education and Expertise
Iain Hancock studied at the University of Warwick, where he earned a 2:1 degree in Physics from 1997 to 2000. He has developed a strong background in credit risk management and has extensive experience in managing Treasury risks. His expertise includes capital, liquidity, funding, market risk, investments, and pension fund oversight, which he has applied throughout his career in various senior roles.
Career Development and Leadership
Iain Hancock began his career at Barclays through a Leadership Programme from 2000 to 2002. He progressed through various roles, including Manager in the Group Capital Team and Associate Director/Director in the Group Risk Capital Team. His career trajectory reflects a consistent focus on risk management and financial oversight, leading to his current position at Nationwide Building Society.