Richard Dickinson

Foresters Friendly Society

I was co-opted to the Board of Foresters Friendly Society in August 2023 as their Risk and Compliance Director having returned to work for Foresters for a second time in my career.  I have over 35 years of Financial Services industry experience of which more than 15 years is within the mutuality sector working for Foresters, Teachers Assurance, LV= and again Foresters. I have also worked for Lloyd (TSB) Bank for several years as well a subprime lender and an estate agency group.

I am a strong advocate of mutuality and firmly believe that the AFM can, and is, playing an important role of the sector and in financial services, generally.

I would welcome the opportunity to help shape the future of the AFM and work on its behalf.

Outside of work I have been a Presiding Justice for the Southampton Magistrates Court since 2004 and I am a Director of the St Peter’s Academy in Bournemouth.