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Banking & Finance graduate from Loughborough University. A successful HSBC banker with a breadth of group experience in corporate, investment and retail banking, credit and risk and human resource management.
Headline:
Service Provider
Work status:
Employed Full-Time
Location:
London, England
Interested in:
Consulting opportunities, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups
Schools:
Loughborough University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Head of Commercial Propositions
Time period:
October 2007 - Present
Description:
Based in Birmingham and London reporting to the Head of UK Commercial Banking in London. Lead a team of 5 managers across sites in London and Birmingham. Responsibility for making better commercial products and keeping them sold. This involves developing and implementing international business strategy, the development of commercial premises nationally, the development of telephony solutions in the commercial bank, and the delivery of increasing customer satisfaction levels across 163 commercial centres.
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Area Director, Cheltenham
Time period:
September 2005 - September 2007
Description:
Led and directed a team of retail, wealth and commercial managers in Gloucestershire an d Herefordshire. Total FTE: 229. Non-executive director, Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company Limited.
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Area Director, Oxford
Time period:
August 2003 - August 2005
Description:
Led a team of people involved in retail and commercial banking and wealth management. Re-energised wealth management and retail activity in Oxfordshire. Total FTE: 220
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Area Director, Worcestershire and Herefordshire
Time period:
October 1999 - July 2003
Description:
Led a team of retail and commercial banking, and wealth management professionals to meet and satisfy the needs of HSBC clients across the two counties. Total FTE: 235. Worcester Cathedral “Sound & Light” Appeal Steering Committee and Deputy Chair and Audit Committee Chair, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Limited and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Business Link Limited.
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Human Resource Manager, Southern Division (based in Crawley, West Sussex)
Time period:
May 1998 - September 1999
Description:
Led 21-person HR team with responsibility for all strategic and technical HR issues in 5,000+ FTE Division. Introduced new bonus arrangements to Division. Reorganised HR team to be more closely aligned with the Area Groupings and to bring a more “business-focused” approach to HR alongside the historic pastoral approach.
Employer:
HSBC Bank plc
Position:
Credit Controller, Corporate & Institutional Banking Credit & Risk (“CIB”) (based in the City of London)
Time period:
September 1995 - April 1998
Description:
Responsible primarily for credit approvals, and credit recommendation to the HSBC Bank plc directors and the HSBC Holdings plc directors from Property, Shipping, Aerospace and Far Eastern Corporate teams. Undertook ad hoc due diligence projects for Divisional General Manager, Central Division.
Employer:
Retail Stores Team, London
Position:
Corporate Banking Manager
Time period:
December 1992 - August 1995
Employer:
HongkongBank of Canada
Position:
Corporate Banking Manager
Time period:
December 1990 - November 1992
Description:
(Seconded to HongkongBank of Canada pre-takeover of Midland)
Employer:
Midland Montagu, London
Position:
Manager, Office of the CEO
Time period:
November 1988 - November 1990
Employer:
Midland Bank plc
Position:
Work experience
Time period:
August 1984 - October 1988
Description:
Various positions in Midland Bank plc, Oxford and London.
EDUCATION
University:
Loughborough University
Time period:
1980 - 1984
Degree:
Banking & Finance, BSc
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
My outside work interests include Formula 1 motor racing, football and cricket.
New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.
