Lloyds TSB Offshore is celebrating the nomination of Head of Islands Retail, Wendy Leedham, as a thought leader to the UK’s prestigious Engage for Success Task Force. Launched in March 2011 and with the full support of the Prime Minister, Engage for Success is a nationwide initiative which seeks to build a movement of thought leaders, practitioners and influencers who recognise that engagement is to the benefit of the employee, the organisation and the country.

Since beginning on 13th August, Wendy’s six month secondment to the Task Force has seen her working as part of a team of leading national and international businessmen and women as they seek to increase employee engagement in the workplace and realise employee capabilities. The Task Force also collaborates with academics, consultants, think tanks and practitioners in order to offer practical guidance and support. Key areas of focus include tackling barriers to engagement, how to harness engagement for the purposes of innovation and how to maintain morale through company change.

Wendy will herself be leading several work programmes and will be primarily based in the UK throughout the duration of the secondment. Having gained years of experience within the retail and banking sector, she is ideally placed to offer expert guidance on the finer points of employee reach and has in the past undertaken a variety of leadership positions. In her current role, Wendy retains responsibility for leading Lloyds TSB International Wealth’s retail businesses across the British Isles and sits on the International Wealth Executive Committee and the Board of Lloyds TSB Offshore Ltd.

Commenting on the move, Wendy enthused: “This is a great chance to engage with an area of business that I have been passionate about since the beginning of my career. The Engage for Success Task Force enjoys support from a huge range of international organisations and benefits from leading expert insight and I have great hopes that we can change the country’s relationship with its workforce for the better. I would like to thank Lloyds TSB for enabling me to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity and look forward to keeping you all up to date with what’s happening at the frontline of company-employee development.”

Russell Galley, Managing Director of Lloyds Banking Group’s International Wealth Business, also commented: “Standing as a representative member of the Engage for Success Task Force is an incredible achievement and we are all very proud of Wendy here at Lloyds. I would like, however, to take this opportunity to thank Michael Chaytor for agreeing to take over Wendy’s responsibilities in the immediate term of the secondment and wish them both the best of luck over coming months.”