Our guest is Tara Waite, Group Chief Executive Officer of Premium Credit, a consumer and business lending business that operates in the UK and Ireland. She shares with us the process they used to involve and embolden all their colleagues in defining their purpose, how their private equity owners relate to their purpose, the importance of letting go as a senior executive to get real employee engagement, and how they use their purpose in making investment decisions – particularly the ones that require a leap of faith.
Tara (nee Kneafsey) has over 20 years’ experience in financial services in both UK and International roles, beginning her career as a management consultant at Andersen, and subsequently at Ernst and Young. Prior to her current role, she was Group Chief Executive Officer of Wonga Group, a consumer lending business operating in Europe and South Africa.
Tara has also held leadership roles at RSA Insurance Group, including Managing Director of the UK’s SME and Delegated Authority business, and CEO of RSA’s market leading business in Latvia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from Trinity College Dublin and a Master’s degree in Applied Physics. She is also a visiting Fellow at Oxford University’s SAID Business School.
Tara Waite