John Spence is involved in a wide range of charities and church organisations as well as a number of business focused organisations (such as Business in the Community). John’s background is in the banking sector, where he was Director of businesses, retail distribution, and policy and risk at Lloyds TSB

Lloyds TSB

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc is a retail bank in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, established in Birmingham, England in 1765 and traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks, with the TSB Group which traces its origins to 1810...

. John sits on the HMRC Audit Committee

Audit committee

In a U.S. publicly-traded company, an audit committee is an operating committee of the Board of Directors charged with oversight of financial reporting and disclosure. Committee members are drawn from members of the company's board of directors, with a Chairperson selected from among the committee...

, the Departmental Transformation Programme Steering Group, and the Corporate Responsibility and Diversity Committee.

HMRC link - http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/board/index.htm