UK Payments Executive Committee

The Executive Committee develops the UK Payments strategy and looks at the long-term needs of the organisation, including staff development and financial management. It ensures that work across the organisation is consistent and well managed, meeting the objectives agreed by the board of UK Payments Administration Ltd. There are eight current members of the Executive Committee, who are:

Paul Smee, Chief Executive

Paul joined UK Payments in January 2005.
He was previously Director General at the Association of Independent Financial Advisers, a post he had held since 1999, after a career which included posts at the Department of Trade and Industry, London Stock Exchange and the Association of British Insurers.

Gary Hocking, Director of Operations & Deputy to the Chief Executive

Gary oversees all UK Payments Administration Limited service functions, such as HR, IT, Finance, Legal and Office Services. He is also responsible for strategy development for UK Payments Administration Limited.

Paul Marsh, Director, The UK Cards Association

Paul is the managing director of The UK Cards Association, the trade association for the cards industry in the UK. He also has overall responsibility for UK Payments' fraud prevention activities, ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of the payment industry's efforts to counter fraud.

Sandra Quinn, Director of Communications

Sandra heads up the communications team at UK Payments who handle the organisation's relations with media, Parliament and other key external stakeholders, both here and in the EU. Sandra is also involved in the marketing of UK Payments and growing our sphere of influence.

Peter Finlayson, Director of Policy

Peter has responsibility for major initiatives such as the development of the National Payments Plan and for consultancy, research and analysis, and the co-ordination of industry standards.

Hilary Plattern, Director of Strategy and Governance

Hilary is responsible for strategy and governance issues and for overseeing the work on payments integrity, information security and the development of the Single Euro Payments Area.  She is also responsible for cash, SWIFT UK, EBA UK Group, online banking fraud, mobile payments and the bank reference database.

Mike Chambers, Bacs Payment Schemes Managing Director & interim CHAPS Clearing Company Managing Director

Mike is the managing director of Bacs which has been at the heart of the payments industry for over 40 years.  Bacs is responsible for the schemes behind the clearing and settlement of automated payments in the UK.  Prior to joining Bacs, Michael held a number of strategic positions at Barclays Bank including head of electronic solutions delivery; senior solutions delivery manager; and head of funds
control.

Mike is also interim managing director of CHAPS Clearing Company Ltd with responsibility for CHAPS Sterling and the Faster Payments Schemes. 

 

Angela Thomas, Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Managing Director

Angela is the managing director of the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited, the organisation responsible for the bulk clearing of cheques and paper credits throughout Great Britain. Prior to joining the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Angela worked at Abbey National leading a specialist team covering the banks external payment and regulatory strategy.