Jane Thorpe
So Sorrry to hear the sad news of John’s passing, my condolences go out to John’s Family & Friends. He was a Gentleman always kind and friendly. RIP John. …
- March 21, 2022
- 8:31 am
In Memory of
John Carmody
This virtual Memory Book has been set up for colleagues to share their messages of condolence and their memories of John Carmody.
John was with the Bank since its inception in 2014 and prior to that he had worked with Capital for Enterprise, one of the Bank’s predecessors. He was an important and key member of the GWS team over those years and played a pivotal role during the launch of the Covid-19 response schemes during the pandemic.
The virtual Memory Book will be open until the end of February.
Book Owner: British Business Bank
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Grant Peggie
I first worked with John in 2005 when he joined the DTI Small Firms Service to work on the Graham Review which led to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee. Our paths crossed again when John went to work on the sale of the Student Loan Company portfolio in the Department and then again at the …
- March 18, 2022
- 4:06 pm
Deborah Wood
I was so very sad to hear the news about John and sorry that he didn’t get to enjoy his retirement. As others have said he was a true gentleman – always polite, always helpful. I met John on my first day at BBB and saw him on his last day when he was …
- February 28, 2022
- 7:31 am
Mark Sterritt
I worked with John during the CBILS project and he was always a real pleasure to work with, calm under pressure and a real gentleman who helped so many of us by sharing his expertise. Mark …
- February 27, 2022
- 3:23 pm
Matt Adey
Such sad news to hear of John’s passing so soon after leaving the bank. He was always a pleasure to work with, and a most friendly source of advice and support. …
- February 25, 2022
- 4:39 pm
Stuart Parnaby
John and I worked together for a year and a bit before his retirement. Due to the pandemic, we sadly never met in person, but John’s warmth instantly came across, even via video conference. Everyone in the organisation spoke very highly of John when I joined and I always found him to be very …
- February 25, 2022
- 3:43 pm
Gavin O'Donovan
John, it was a real pleasure getting to know you over the last 4 years. We had many conversations – some work related but much about life outside the office. I always felt that said a lot about you, that working relationships don’t have to be one dimensional and making personal connections were important …
- February 25, 2022
- 3:38 pm
Peter Maisfield
As my line manager since joining BBB in April-21 when we were all working from home, I spent a great deal of time speaking to John in the six months before his retirement and he really took the time to help and support me integrating into the organisation. I am thankful I got to …
- February 25, 2022
- 2:45 pm
Shaun Fooy
I met John when I worked with him on the CBILS programme and I found him to be a true gentleman John was always ready to help and support and had a calm and friendly personality and I was honoured to work alongside him RIP John …
- February 25, 2022
- 2:44 pm
Scott Shearer
Very sorry to hear the news of John’s passing. He was always a friendly, calming presence at work – utterly professional, always there to offer sage advice and, as others have said, a true gentleman with it – sincere condolences to his family. …
- February 25, 2022
- 2:36 pm