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Tim Pile


Tim was previously Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Cogent Elliott, the leading Midlands-based marketing agency. Between 2001 and 2006, he was CEO of Sainsbury’s Bank and a member of Sainsbury’s Operating Board.

Prior to Sainsbury’s, he led the Retail Function of the Alliance and Leicester Group as Marketing, Strategy and Sales Director between 1996 and 2001. Before this he served at LloydsTSB as Marketing Director.

He has held a number of non-executive roles including serving on the Board (and past President) of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, being a trustee of the Library of Birmingham, a governor at Bromsgrove School and on the Board of Cancer Research UK.

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