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Debbie Crosbie

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Debbie Crosbie
Born30 Mairch 1970
Glesga
EddicationVarsity o Strathclyde
ThriftBanker
EmployerNationwide Building Society
TermJuin 2022 -
PredecessorJoe Garner

Debbie Crosbie (born 30 Mairch 1970)[1] is a Scots banker, an the chief executive o the Nationwide Building Society syne Juin 2022. She wis afore the CEO o TSB Bank frae Mey 2019.[2]

Early life

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Debbie Anne Crosbie wis born an raised in Glesga, the dochter o an ingineer faither an a social care manager mither.[3] She went tae Boclair Academy, Bearsden[1] an got hersel a bacheleer's degree frae the Varsity o Strathclyde.[4]

Career

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Crosbie startit her career in the Prudential graduate trainin programme, wirkin in the Ceety o Lunnon.[3] In 1997, she jynt Clydesdale Bank as a project manager, gittin up tae chief operatin officer (COO) in Januar 2015.[2][3]

In November 2018, TSB Bank announcit that Crosbie wis its new CEO, tae follae Paul Pester in Mey 2019.[2][5]

In Juin 2022, Crosbie succeedit Joe Garner, as chief executive o the Nationwide Building Society.[6]

In 2025, efter owerseein the merger wi Virgin Money an declarin Nationwide's 'record breakin' £2.8bn annual return, she was descrieved bi The Independent, as Breetain's "maest successfu wummin banker."[7]

Personal life

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Crosbie is mairit an his a dochter.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Treanor, Jill (14 Februar 2021). "Interview: Will Debbie Crosbie, TSB's boss, soon say adios to Sabadell?". www.thetimes.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Makortoff, Kalyeena; Kollewe, Julia (19 November 2018). "TSB appoints Debbie Crosbie as new chief in wake of IT meltdown". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Clydesdale Bank has a proud history of supporting women". The Scotsman (in Inglis). 10 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  4. "Debbie Anne Crosbie Chief Executive Nationwide Building Society". Bloomsberg - Executive Profie: Debbie Crosbie. Bloomsberg. 29 Mey 2025. Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  5. English, Simon (19 November 2018). "TSB lures rival chief Debbie Crosbie as it fights back from IT fiasco". The Standard (in Inglis). Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  6. Venkataramakrishnan, Siddharth (3 December 2021). "Nationwide appoints TSB boss Debbie Crosbie as chief executive". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
  7. "Nationwide to return record £2.8bn to customers after Virgin merger". The Independent (in Inglis). 29 Mey 2025. Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.