Merlyn Lowther
Merlyn Vivienne Lowther | |
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| Born | 3 March 1954 |
Merlyn Vivienne Lowther (born March 1954)[1] was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1999[2] to 2003. She was the first woman to hold the post. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on Bank of England banknotes. Lowther was succeeded by Andrew Bailey.[3]
Since February 2013, Lowther has been a deputy chairman of Co-operative Banking Group Limited and the Co-operative Bank plc.[4]
Biography
[edit]Merlyn Vivienne Lowther was educated at Manchester High School for Girls and went onto graduate with first-class honours in mathematics in 1975 at University of Manchester. She went on to gain an MSc degree in economics from the London Business School in 1981.[5] Lowther joined the bank direct from university as analyst in the Economics Division. Over fifteen years, she worked within Money Market Operations, Foreign Exchange and the Gilt Edged Division.[5] Lowther was the first woman in the Bank's 300-year history to hold the position of Chief Cashier and a Deputy Director.[5] She retired on 31 December 2003.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "SCHRODERS PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ↑ "BBC News | The Economy | Sign of the times". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Chief Cashiers. Archived 24 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bank of England. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Duggleby, Vincent (2017). English paper money including polymer. West, Pam. (Ninth ed.). Sutton. ISBN 978-0-9543457-5-4. OCLC 1112882677.
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