NatWest Group plc announced that Yasmin Jetha, non-executive director, will retire from the NWG Board on 31 March 2026. In addition, NWG announces the appointment of Albert Hitchcock as an independent non-executive director with effect from 16 February 2026. Albert is a former non-executive director of Nationwide Building Society and Pureprofile and former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Pearson.
Prior to joining Pearson, he held senior roles at Vodafone Group and Nortel Networks. Albert Hitchcock is a highly experienced executive, non-executive director and portfolio advisor. Albert spent a 35-year career in the technology industry and originally worked for BAE Systems and Racal Electronics, in a variety of engineering and product development roles.
In 1993 he joined the Canadian telecommunications equipment provider Nortel Networks as a senior engineer and was subsequently promoted through the organisation to become Global CIO in 2002. In January 2007 after 14 years at Nortel Albert joined Vodafone and was appointed into the role of Vodafone Group Chief Information Officer. Albert joined Pearson, the international publishing conglomerate in 2014.
He led the 'digital change' at Pearson from a traditional print-based publisher to the global leader in digital learning. Between December 2018 and September 2025, Albert was a non-executive director of Nationwide Building Society. Since leaving Pearson in 2022, Albert has established a portfolio career and now advises the executive teams of Hitachi, Syniti and several technology startups.
Albert is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Chartered Engineer.
