James Peirson

James joined the Group’s former parent company, National Australia Bank, in May 2005 and was appointed as Group General Counsel in November 2014. James is responsible for managing legal risk and providing legal, compliance and company secretariat services to the Board, CEO and Leadership Team. Alongside this, James leads the development and embedding of Virgin Money’s Purpose: Making you happier about money.

James’s previous roles include leading NAB’s London branch legal team and roles supporting NAB and Clydesdale Bank Treasury activities as part of NAB’s Capital & Funding legal team in Melbourne and London. Before joining NAB, James worked in private legal practice at Hogan Lovells in London, Paris and Frankfurt.

James sponsors the Bank’s disability inclusion network.