Jon Hall is the Managing Director at Masthaven Bank, a challenger bank in the digital savings and specialist lending markets.  Jon led the authorisation of Masthaven Bank which became the first new UK retail bank authorised in 2016, with a launch planned for later this year. Jon joined Masthaven in January 2015 from Saffron Building Society where he had been CFO since August 2004 and subsequently CEO from October 2011. During that period Saffron became the 13^th largest Building Society in the UK.  Whilst Jon was CEO, Saffron won Moneyfacts Best Service from a Mortgage Provider and was nominated in both 2014 and 2015 for Best Specialist Lender in the Mortgage Strategy Awards. Whilst Saffron has a strong branch network it also became known for digital innovation through goal saving service and being voted as the 2^nd most digitally mature Building Society. Prior to Saffron Building Society, Jon was part of the senior management teams with CT Capital, Aviva plc and PWC both in the UK and Bermuda.