Santander appoints Divisional Managing Director for Midlands Wales

In his new role, Tim will lead a team of Corporate Commercial Banking experts located in the East and West Midlands and Wales. The 156-strong team is responsible for managing existing customer relationships and sourcing new business throughout the division and includes experts in various sectors such as Real Estate, Healthcare, Deposits, Asset Finance and Invoice Finance.

In his previous role, Tim was responsible for establishing and growing Santander Corporate Commercial’s presence in Wales, doubling the size of the team and overseeing the expansion of the Cardiff Corporate Business Centre. In the year to the end of June, Santander grew lending to SMEs in Wales by 65 per cent, providing £170 million of new lending to business in the region. Previously Tim worked as a Director on the Lloyds TSB Commercial Board as the UK Head of Key Markets.

Tim lives in Cardiff and is an active member of the Cardiff business community.

Tim said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to this new role. Over the last couple of years, Santander Corporate Commercial has established itself as a major supporter of UK businesses in this key region and I am confident the next few years will bring even more success. At Santander, we pride ourselves on offering a service shaped entirely around our customers, with a full relationship management approach. This is something I intend to build on as we continue to grow our presence in the region to enable us to support even more of our successful local businesses.”