Afin Bank has appointed Rebecca Griffin as chief risk officer as it continues to build out its senior leadership team.

Griffin (pictured) joins the specialist lender from 118 118 Money, where she also held the role of chief risk officer, bringing more than 15 years of experience across financial services.

Her career began in accountancy at several of the UK’s big four firms, before she moved into compliance and finance.

She then spent almost 12 years at Hinckley & Rugby Building Society, where she played a key role in building the mutual’s compliance function and later rose to chief risk officer.

Speaking about her move, Griffin said: “I was attracted to the bank because it’s still quite new and I love helping to build new functions and teams.

“I love the pace of Afin, it’s very entrepreneurial, so helping the bank to grow safely is a fantastic opportunity.

“Everyone I have met at Afin is passionate and engaged about the bank and our ethos of supporting customers, which is so refreshing and infectious. It is a collaborative culture, which is very important to me.”

Jason Oakley, chief executive officer at Afin Bank, added: “Rebecca has a great set of skills in finance and compliance, with valuable experience in helping organisations to grow.

“Rebecca will be an important part of the bank as we develop.”