BOARD MEMBERS

Peter Watson
John Lindsay
David Raine
Neal Alston
Colin Arscott
Ann Bond
George Crichton
Alex Duncan

Arthur Jackson
Paul Kinsella
Brian Longdon
Wayne McManus
Vojislav Mihailovic
Sheila Price
Gill Smith
Paul Upham

Peter Watson is the current Chair of Police Credit Union Ltd and is a Director from the former Merseyside Police Credit Union.

Peter is a retired Police Officer who held the post of local Federation Secretary.

He was involved with others in establishing Merseyside Police Credit Union in 1989 and held the role of President until the merger with Police Credit Union.

He is currently employed as a Police Staff Member in the Personnel Department of Merseyside Police.

Peter became Chair of the Board of Directors in December 2006, upon the retirement of Chris Edmond. He previously served as Vice Chair.

John Lindsay served with Northumbria Police and retired as Inspector, having served in uniform and CID. His last 8 years were as a full-time official for the Northumbria Police Federation where he was Treasurer and represented officers in disciplinary matters and pension appeals. He became a Director of Northumbria Police Credit Union in 1996 and is now Secretary of the amalgamated Police Credit Union Ltd.

David Raine joined Northumberland County Constabulary in 1964 and served through two amalgamations, retiring in 2004 having served over 39 years, the last 23 as an Inspector.

He was elected firstly as Treasurer of the Northumbria Police Federation in 1990 and after 4 years became the Chairman, also chairing various regional committees on behalf of the No 2 Region of the Police Federation.

He took over the running of Northumbria Police Credit Union in 1990 - in those days the Treasurer did everything connected with the day to day running of the credit union - until a full time staff member was employed in 1998.

He chaired both the Federation of Police Credit Unions and the subsequent merger group forming the present Police Credit Union. Upon merger of the 7 Police Credit Unions, he was elected Treasurer of Police Credit Union.

Neal Alston has served over 26 years with Hertfordshire Police. Before his current posting, his main career was as a uniformed officer encompassing spells as a custody officer and police trainer.

He became a Federation Representative in 1999 and was elected Joint Branch Board Treasurer in 2003, before taking up his current position as full time JBB Chair in 2007. He holds the lead for Hertfordshire Federation in Diversity.

Neal joined the board of Police Credit Union in early 2008.

Colin Arscott was an original founding Director of the Devon & Cornwall Police Credit Union and on merger became a Director of the Police Credit Union Ltd. Employed as a communications operator with the Cornwall Police and subsequently the Devon & Cornwall Police, he was seconded to the role of Branch Secretary, Devon & Cornwall Police Branch of NALGO and, on merger, UNISON where he remained for nearly 30 years. He served as a National Executive Committee elected member for 20 years up to his retirement in 2002. During that time he was involved in Membership Services and also with the personnel and staffing of UNISON employees. He continues to serve as a UNISON Retired Member on the Regional Welfare and National Retired Members Committees.

Ann Bond was Assistant Treasurer and Director of the Devon & Cornwall Police Credit Union and on merger became a Director of Police Credit Union Ltd. She was until 2007 an employee of UNISON, Devon & Cornwall Police Branch, as an administrative assistant. She was previously an employee of the Devon & Cornwall Police Authority for 12 years as a file finalisation clerk. During this time she was an active member of NALGO, Devon & Cornwall Police Branch, where she served as Vice-Chair and Branch Welfare Officer.

George Crichton originally joined Liverpool City Police in 1964 as a constable, later Liverpool & Bootle (1969) and Merseyside (1974), being promoted to sergeant in 1974. He also served in the Plain Clothes Section (Vice Squad) for 12 months.

In 1976 George was elected to the Sergeants' Branch Board, holding the position of Secretary for 6 years and serving on a number of committees, including Secretary of No. 1 Region Federation Committee and Vice-Chairman of the North West Police Benevolent Fund.

In 1984, he was elected to the position of full-time Chairman of the local Federation JBB, a position he held until 1995, retiring from the police service in January 1996.

Whilst serving in his role as JBB Chairman, George served on a number of committees including the normal in-force J.N.C.C. and the Chief Constable's policy group. He also served as Vice-Chairman of the Northern Police Charities, which is responsible for the running of Convalescent Homes in Harrogate and, latterly, also Auchterarder.

He was a founder member of the Merseyside Police Credit Union and served as Vice-President and Chairman of the Loans Committee until the amalgamation to Police Credit Union.

After his retirement, George decided to open a Children's Indoor Adventure Play Area in Liverpool, where he now spends a considerable amount of his time.

Alex Duncan became a Director of Police Credit Union in 2005, representing the Bristol branch. He took on the position of Deputy Secretary in 2008.

He has been with Avon & Somerset Police Force since 1990, having worked in both the city of Bristol and the rural area of Somerset.

He was elected as a Federation Representative in 1999 and became the Joint Branch Board Secretary in 2003, a position he has held since. He is also the Secretary of No 6 Region Constables and Joint Boards.

Arthur Jackson has served with Staffordshire Police for some 34 years and has held the rank of Sergeant since 1990, serving within Uniform Immediate Response, CID, Custody, Control Room and Community Policing Unit.

He has been an active Federation member since 1992 when he was elected as the Divisional Representative for Sergeants.

He was the SBB Secretary between 1994 and 2001 and was the No 3 Region SCC member. He is currently the JBB Secretary and has recently been appointed as a Director of Police Credit Union.

He has been representative member of the discipline team, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.

Paul Kinsella joined Merseyside Police in 1980 and was promoted to Sergeant in 1990,working predominantly in the Traffic Department.

He became a Federation Rep in 1995 and became full time Merseyside JBB Treasurer in 2004. He is currently working towards obtaining an AAT qualification

Paul became a director of PCU in October 2006 and was soon elected Deputy Treasurer in January 2007

Brian Longdon retired recently, having completed 32 years service with the West Midlands Police. During his time in the force he became a representative of the Police Federation in 1989, representing the Wolverhampton area.

In 1990 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the West Midlands Police Credit Union and was immediately installed as Secretary. In 1994 he also took on the role of Secretary/Treasurer and in 1998 took on the sole responsibility as Treasurer. He played a significant part in obtaining Version 2 status for the Credit Union, which enabled higher savings and loans to be issued. He also played a significant part in attracting the other forces of Staffordshire, West Mercia and Warwickshire into the newly formed Mid-West Police Credit Union and the development of what is now the 'Police Credit Union'.

Since the merger he has become the Compliance Officer, ensuring that the Credit Union complies with all of the rules and regulations that are currently in force.

Wayne McManus joined Staffordshire Police in 1982 and is a serving constable, having also been attached to CID and Traffic Patrol. He currently holds the post of Treasurer of the Staffordshire Police Federation.

Wayne became a Director of Police Credit Union on the amalgamation, having previously served as a Director of Mid-West Police Credit Union since September 2000.

Vojislav Mihailovic is the Vice Chair of Police Credit Union, whilst still a serving Police Officer with over 25 years service. He is currently the JBB Secretary of the Hertfordshire Police Federation, having been elected to the post at the end of 2004. He is also chair of the Constable's Branch Board of Hertfordshire and chair of the 5 region Constables.

The Hertfordshire Police Federation has long had a close association with the Credit Union. Vojislav took on the role of Director to ensure that this association was continued. To this day it still provides office space for the branch office. It is involved in the promotion of the Credit Union throughout the Constabulary and more especially with new recruits.

Sheila Price worked for an Insurance Company in a secretarial capacity for 6 years and later for an Insurance Brokers, who were agents for a Building Society. Employed by West Midlands Police Credit Union from November 1986, until retirement in December 2001, she was invited to join the Board of Directors of Mid West Police Credit Union and subsequently Police Credit Union.

Sheila also served on the Shadow Board of Directors for the proposed merged Credit Union.

Gill Smith joined North Riding Constabulary in 1967. She transferred into Teesside and then Cleveland following amalgamations. In 1979 she joined Cleveland Branch Board as Policewomens' Representative. Gill was elected Assistant Secretary JBB in 1980 and JBB Secretary in 1995. She held the post of Secretary of No 2 Region Policewomen and was Secretary of Cleveland Police Benevolent Fund. She was instrumental in setting up Cleveland Police Credit Union, being the first member. She retired from Police service in 1999. She is now employed as a support worker for people with special learning needs.

Paul Upham has been the JBB Treasurer for Avon and Somerset Police Federation for 17 years. In 1996 the JBB commenced their own Credit Union and Paul was one of the founding Directors of what was named "Moneymate". On amalgamation with PCU, he has remained as a Director for the Bristol branch. He currently has 33 years with the Police Service and is a serving Sergeant.