ings ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁bank er , ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁chairman ▁of ▁T SB ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Med d ings ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁modern ▁history ▁from ▁Ex eter ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Career ▁Med d ings ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁char tered ▁account ant ▁with ▁Price ▁Water house . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁Standard ▁Char tered ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁and ▁its ▁fin ance ▁director ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁bank ▁" st unn ed ▁the ▁City " ▁by ▁announ cing ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁He ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" tot ally ▁my ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ". ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Med d ings ▁succeeded ▁Will ▁Samuel ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁T SB ▁Bank . ▁Following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁CE O ▁Paul ▁P ester ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁following ▁an ▁IT ▁failure , ▁Med d ings , ▁then ▁non - exec utive ▁chairman , ▁became ▁executive ▁chairman ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁CE O ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁ ▁Med d ings ▁is ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁H M ▁Tre as ury . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Med d ings ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁three ▁children , ▁enjo ys ▁golf , ▁cr icket ▁and ▁football , ▁and ▁supports ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers . ▁ ▁References ▁