RBS Appoints New Regional Head
Southampton, May 2008 – The Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS") has appointed Robin Barnes, Regional Director of Corporate Banking in the South East, overseeing the Solent division.
Robin has more than 20 years of banking experience spent working across the South of England. During the last six years he has led a corporate banking team covering Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex and has a wealth of experience in business development. As Regional Director Robin will be heading up a team of more than 60 comprising RBS's Solent and Gatwick Corporate Banking operations.
Reporting into Robin is Simon Pickett, Head of Corporate Banking Solent who will continue to lead the local team. The Solent team comprises of more than 30 dedicated experts working with customers that have an annual turnover of more than £25million to help them achieve their business objectives. It benefits from a broad range of specialist teams including property and Corporate and Structured Finance, which specialises in leveraged finance transactions. In conjunction with Robin's move and his focus on driving new business, the business development team has been enlarged and a new head, Dan Salanson, Head of Business Development has been appointed. The Corporate Banking division works closely with other members of the RBS Group including including Lombard, the asset finance providers, RBS Invoice Finance and Global Transaction Services.
Robin Barnes, Regional Director at RBS Corporate Banking in the South East commented:
"The South East is a buoyant area in which to conduct business and I am delighted to be able to join RBS in this new role. The Solent
Business Development team has recently expanded and I'm looking forward to driving new business and providing support and specially tailored
funding packages to help local businesses achieve their growth aspirations."
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For more information, please contact:
Emma Lyons
Media Manager, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Tel: + 44 (0) 7771 938 563
Email: emma.lyons@rbs.co.uk
Notes to Editors
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
The RBS Group is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking,
financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. RBS Group operates in over 50 countries across
Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East serving more than 40 million customers and employing more than 170,000 people.
In addition to the provision of a full range of banking services under The Royal Bank of Scotland and
NatWest brands, RBS Group also includes ABN AMRO, Citizens Financial Group, Ulster Bank, Coutts Group, Direct Line and Churchill.
