Board of Directors
Our Board is made up of experienced and diverse directors with a balanced range of skills to support NHBC’s long-term success.
The Board is responsible for ensuring effective governance, adhering to NHBC’s constitution and regulatory frameworks and overseeing the implementation of a strategy that reflects NHBC’s purpose, culture and commitment to sustainability. It ensures the business has the necessary resources, financial oversight and strong controls in place to achieve its strategic objectives and deliver its vision.
Board of Directors
Alan Rubenstein
Board Chair
Committee membership: Nominations Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee
Appointed: NED: 11 February 2020
Board Chair: 14 May 2020
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Alan has over 30 years’ experience in pensions, insurance, asset management and investment banking, he has held a range of senior roles, including CEO of the Pension Protection Fund between 2009 and 2018.
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Non-Executive Director of Fidelity International’s UK holding company and Chair of its investment platform business
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of Pool Reinsurance Company Limited
Chair of the Age (UK) Funeral Trust and the National Funeral Trust.
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Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries
Paul Turner
Chief Executive Officer
Committee membership: As an Executive Director, Paul is not a member of any Board Committees.
Appointed: 23 September 2025
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Paul has significant experience in the insurance and financial services sector. He began his professional career in 1994 as an Underwriter at Mercantile & General before moving to Swiss Re. Over two decades at Swiss Re, Paul held various senior roles in underwriting, marketing, business relations, and regional leadership, including Director of Division Global, Asia (2010–2014).
In 2014, Paul joined Just Group plc. He held several executive positions, including Group Director of Business Development, Managing Director of Lending, International and Development, and Managing Director of Retail (2019–2025), where he played a key role in the company’s strategic and commercial growth.
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Non-executive director of New Homes Quality Board Limited
David Campbell
Chief Operating Officer
Committee membership: As an Executive Director, David is not a member of any Board Committees.
Appointed: 15 April 2020
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David has over 30 years’ experience in the house-building industry. He has overall responsibility for NHBC’s team of Regional Directors, Business Development, Commercial Services, Customer Services, Marketing & Communications and Director of Business Change. Before joining NHBC, David held roles on the board of Telford Homes plc and as both a Sales and Marketing Director and Regional Managing Director for a number of major residential and mixed-use developers, including the Berkeley Group, Barratt Developments and Wilson Bowden Developments. David is also an Executive Director of NHBC Services Limited.
Non-Executive Board of Directors
Elizabeth Austerberry
Senior Independent Director of the Board
Committee membership: Consumer Committee (Chair), Board Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee
Appointed: 1 August 2022
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Elizabeth has over 25 years of banking experience, with a focus on real estate, mortgage lending and credit analysis. She was most recently the CEO at Moat Homes. During her time at Moat, Elizabeth was also a Non-Executive Director at the National Housing Federation and chaired its Audit and Risk Management Committee. Prior to joining Moat, Elizabeth held Director roles at Ernst & Young, Savills and DTZ (now Cushman’s) specialising in the finance of residential real estate. Chair of the affordable housing provider which forms part of the Octopus Group.
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Chair of NewArch Homes Limited
Paul Bishop
Senior Independent Director of the Board
Committee membership: Board Risk Committee, Audit Committee
Appointed: 1 November 2016
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Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry and insurance sector, primarily as a Partner at KPMG where he was the European lead for Insurance Consulting. Paul retired from KPMG in 2014.
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Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee Zurich Assurance Limited
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at AXA XL Insurance Company Limited and AXA XL Underwriting Agencies Limited
Non-Executive Director of Metlife UK Limited
Non-Executive Director and Finance & Audit Committee Chair at the English Table Tennis Association Limited -
Qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
Alison Burns
Non-executive Director of the Board
Committee membership: Remuneration Committee (Chair), Audit Committee, Nominations Committee
Appointed: 15 October 2019
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Alison has held various executive and non-executive roles within Aviva plc, including the position of CEO of Aviva Ireland. Additionally, Alison has extensive financial services experience, gained in senior roles with Santander, Bupa, Lloyds TSB and AXA UK. Previously, she was a Non-Executive Director of Hastings Group Holdings plc, Equiniti Group plc and Bank of Ireland (UK) plc.
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Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee at Railpen
Non-Executive Director of Railway Pension Investments Limited
Tesula Mohindra
Non-executive Director of the Board
Committee membership: Board Risk Committee (Chair), Audit Committee, Nominations Committee, Consumer Committee
Appointed: 1 July 2021
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Tesula has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry including the investment banking sector. Tesula was previously a Managing Director at JP Morgan and UBS, specialising in corporate finance for financial institutions and pension funds. Tesula was also a founding member of the management team of Paternoster, the specialist bulk annuity insurer. She has also worked as an independent corporate finance consultant.
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Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of the RAC Group (Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries
Non-Executive Director of Close Brothers Group Plc & Close Brothers Limited
Trustee of Variety, the Children’s Charity.
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Qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
Dr Teresa Robson-Capps
Non-executive Director of the Board
Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chair), Board Risk Committee, Nominations Committee
Appointed: 1 July 2021
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Teresa has a wealth of experience in executive and non-executive roles across the financial services, retail, technology and mobile industries, including five years at HSBC Bank where her roles included head of strategy & planning, and deputy head of Direct Bank First Direct.
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Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Fidelity Holdings (UK) Ltd
Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee member of FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited
Non-Executive Director Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group Limited and Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited
Non-Executive Director Allianz Holdings plc
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Avida Finance
Non-Executive Director of Highway Insurance Company Limited -
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Tim Beale
Non-executive Director of the Board
Committee membership: Consumer Committee
Appointed: 17 September 2025
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Tim is former Group CEO of Keepmoat, the UK’s leading privately owned partnership home builder delivering around 4,000 homes annually. Prior to this, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Crest Nicholson PLC as Chairman of the Southern, Chiltern, and Southwest divisions, and was part of the management team that led Crest Nicholson’s 2013 flotation onto the main public market. Tim is a chartered town planner with over 25 years experience in the housebuilding industry, he holds an MBA with Distinction from Nottingham University Business School, where he remains an Entrepreneur in Residence. Tim Chairs the Construction Quality Expert Panel.
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Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, MRTPI
Dame Bernadette Kelly
Non-executive Director of the Board
Appointed: 13 October 2025
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Dame Bernadette is the former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport (DfT), having previously served as Director General in DfT and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Throughout her Civil Service career, she helped to develop and deliver Government policy across infrastructure, planning, housing supply, corporate governance, industrial strategy, local growth, and devolution.
Her experience also includes senior roles at the Department for Communities and Local Government, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, and the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit.
Bernadette holds an MBA from Imperial College London. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB) in 2022, following her earlier appointment as Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 2010, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hull in 2023.
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Non-executive director of Youth Futures Foundation
Council member of the University of Warwick.