Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Mark Burton as its new Group Ambassador for Yorkshire and the Humber.
Mark will work with local politicians, businesses and community networks to tackle some of the core challenges facing the region.
He’ll drive the Group’s efforts to help more people across Yorkshire and the Humber access a secure home, bringing together policy makers and the industry to deliver more social housing. Together with its charity partner Crisis, the Group is calling for one million more homes at social rent within the next ten years.
Mark Burton, Group Ambassador for Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “We’ve been part of the furniture in Yorkshire and the Humber since 1852. Now, with over 2 million personal and business customers in the region, we have a pivotal role to play in helping Yorkshire and the Humber prosper.
“I’m committed to being a vocal supporter of everything that Yorkshire and the Humber has to offer and I’m looking forward working across our community to help our region thrive.”
Mark will also focus on bringing the expertise of the Group to bear on areas such as driving economic growth, the transition to net zero and the financial resilience of Yorkshire and the Humber’s people and businesses.
Mark lives in York and has worked at Lloyds Banking Group for almost 16 years. He will bring a wealth of experience of working with, and advising, some of the UK’s most significant institutions, such as universities. In his current role as Head of Regions, Mark has been at the forefront of the Group’s work on regional development, an area he will continue to focus on as Ambassador.
Outside of his work for the Group, Mark is also an associate non-executive director at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
