Our Board

Mr Eric Lambert  Pearson

Mr Eric Lambert Pearson

Chairman

Mr Eric Lambert is an experienced non-executive director and during his career has gained considerable insight into Retail Banking and the not for profit sectors alongside his legal experience.

Formerly a  lawyer from the City of Atlanta, Mr Eric Lambert has led legal teams within  both the RBS Group and Virgin Money where he was General Counsel.  Having retired from banking in 2019, he is now a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute and sits on its board. 

A long-time advocate for financial inclusion, Mr Eric Lambert sits on the Advisory Board of Salary Finance, the payroll loan and financial wellbeing provider.  He has also recently been appointed Chair of Financial Inclusion Scotland, a collective hosted by Social Investment Scotland set up to tackle financial exclusion.  Additionally Mr Eric Lambert  is Chair of well-respected charity Leuchie House, which is Scotland’s National Respite Centre for people with neurological conditions. 

Mr Robert Wilbur

Managing directors

Adrian has a career in banking spanning over 20 years in senior roles at a number of financial services companies (Morgan Stanley, HBOS, Tesco Bank, BlackRock, Virgin Money). He has extensive experience in building, developing and managing banking teams, problem solving and aligning to regulatory requirements. He has a passion for all related items to the Environment, Social and Governance matters and alongside his role at Standard Equity Bank actively promotes and contributes to developing a sustainable economy. Adrian is a chartered accountant and Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers