Jane joined The Oddfellows in 1995 as Financial Controller and joined the Board of Directors in May 2000 after being appointed as Secretary of the Order. In October 2007, she became the Society’s Finance Director. She was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in July 2012.

Qualifying as an Accountant in 1991, she is a Fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as well as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Institute of Directors. Prior to joining The Oddfellows, Jane worked in a variety of finance roles in the industrial sector thus gaining a wide range of experiences

Jane was appointed to the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) Board in July 2013, served as its Vice Chair from January 2016, and in October 2019 was elected as Chair of the AFM Board. In October 2022. Jane stood down from the AFM Board after serving the maximum time allowed of nine years.

She has served on the Finance and Investment Sub Committee of Natasha’s Foundation, whose purpose is to cure allergies through pioneering research, since January 2021.  She also serves as an Arbitrator for the Lady Grovers Fund.

She will be retiring as CEO of Oddfellows in May 2026 but will remain passionate about the Mutual Sector and what firms like Oddfellows do for their members.