Risk in Recovery: Views of Non-Executive Directors of UK Building Societies

This research report originated from general discussions regarding the difficult and
challenging role of Non-Executive Directors within and following on from the recent
financial crisis. Parallel discussions centred on the various mutual sectors and the
challenges, and opportunities that various mutual organisations might face as a ‘new
dawn’ begins to arise within the financial services industry. Building Societies represent
a very significant and long-standing mutual ‘force’, and the irony of seeing at the
centre of the UK’s financial woes the demise of former Building Societies all made for a
further research interest.