Office Team

Carol Bendall

Office Manager

Carol has been the first port of call for our members for over a decade now.

She handles all the new loan requests coming in, share withdrawals and queries as well as liaising with the Credit Commitee, the Board and any other stakeholders.

Her phone never stops ringing!

 

Working Hours:

Tuesday – Thursday: 9pm to 5pm

Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm

 

Tel: 07958325479 – (Home Office)

Luke McGilvray

Chief Executive Officer

Luke joined the community bank in June 2024 moving from his previous role as Head of Member Services at 1st Class Credit Union, to become our Chief Executive Officer.

Luke will guide and shape the people and business, while delivering on the aims of the community banks business plan.

Working Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am to 4pm

 

Tel

Meet the Office Team.

 

Carol and Luke deal with the day to day running of the Credit Union.

 

They are here to answer queries, deal with payments, loans and any other business.

Board of Directors and Credit Commitee

Doug Veitch

Chairman

Phil Tobin

Director / Credit Commitee Member

Derek Penman

Director / Money Laundering Report Officer

Phil Rowsby

Director / Secretary

Phil has been a member of the Credit Union for several years and also serves as a Board Member for a Housing Association in Edinburgh. He has recently started acting as the Secretary of the Credit Union.

In his day job, Phil is a Senior Governance Officer at Heriot-Watt University, which involves supporting senior leaders in preparing for meetings; taking minutes; preparing agendas and chasing up actions. A bit like his role for First Scottish!

In his spare time, Phil enjoys walking in the Pentland hills near his home and doing plenty of cycling.

Maryam Sholevar

Director

Khadidja Merakchi

Director

Linda Safely

Supervisory Commitee

Stephen Isa

Director

Tope Olorunfemi

Director