Kate Cheetham

Kate is the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of Lloyds Banking Group.  Kate is responsible for advising the Board and Senior Executives on legal and governance matters and sits on the executive committee.

Kate has been heavily involved in the Inclusion & Diversity agenda throughout her time at the Group including previously as co-chair of Breakthrough, the LBG’s women’s network which has a membership of over 10,000 people. 

Kate joined the Group in 2005. Before her current role, Kate held a number of senior positions including Deputy Group General Counsel and General Counsel for Group Legal. Prior to joining the Group, Kate was a corporate lawyer at a magic circle firm specialising in M&A transactions and before that ran a commercial art gallery in London for five years.

Outside work, Kate enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, going to exhibitions, visiting new places and watching cricket.