LLOYDS BANKING GROUP APPOINTS REGIONAL MD OF COMMERCIAL BANKING FOR SCOTLAND

18-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as Regional MD of Commercial Banking for Scotland. Alasdair will now take on responsibility for all of the Group’s SME clients in Scotland, in addition to his existing role leading the Scottish mid-market business which supports businesses with a turnover of up to £750m.

Alasdair, who joined Bank of Scotland in 1987, has a wealth of experience in
commercial and corporate banking, with previous roles heading up the oil and gas industry team, as well as establishing an acquisition finance team for the Group.

Reporting jointly into Tim Porter, Network Director for Commercial and Mark Stokes, Managing Director Mid Markets, Alasdair will be based in the Group’s Scottish headquarters at The Mound, Edinburgh.

Tim Porter said:

“Alasdair has a comprehensive understanding of the Scottish business community and I am delighted he is taking on the additional responsibility of managing our SME business.

Mark Stokes said:
“This appointment will play a key part in helping us become the best bank for
business customers in Scotland and with this widened remit Alasdair will now play an increasingly key role on the Group’s Scottish Executive Committee.”

Alasdair Gardner said:
“It is an exciting time to be working with companies across Scotland and I am
delighted to be able to play such an important role in helping Bank of Scotland
become Scotland’s best bank for business customers. Lloyds Banking Group lent
£1.8bn to Scottish businesses in the first nine months of last year and it is clear that confidence is slowly beginning to return to the economy. I am looking forward to taking on this extended role as we seek to give businesses the confidence they need to grow and bring prosperity to the Scottish economy.”

For further information, contact:
Andrew McIntyre, Media Relations Manager, Insurance & Scotland
0131 655 5397 / 07500 910968
andrew.mcintyre@lloydsbanking.com

Notes to Editors:
Biography
Alasdair is a successful leader with over 20 years of banking and finance experience across a range of sectors. He took on the role of running the Scottish corporate business in 2009 which supports customers with turnover in excess of £15-500m. As part of this role Alasdair also led the UK- wide Corporate Complex Deal team, supporting customers who require complex financial solutions supporting acquisitions, expansion and development plans. Prior to this he held various senior roles for the Group in both the Renewable Energy and Oil and Gas sectors. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Scotland and a Trustee the Bank of Scotland Foundation.

Scottish Executive Committee
The Scottish Executive Committee was formed in 2009 following the acquisition of HBOS and consists of senior executives from across the Group who have responsibility for one of our major Scottish businesses or for a major area of the Group’s activity with a base in Scotland. The current membership of the Committee is as follows:

Philip Grant (Chairman) – MD of UK Wealth
• Robin Bulloch – MD Bank of Scotland Community Bank
• Lady Susan Rice – MD Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group
• Jim Coyle, Finance Director, Group Operations
• Ed Smith, MD of Group Operations
• Alasdair Gardner Regional MD of Commercial Banking for Scotland
• John Penman, Director of Communications, Insurance & Scotland
• Dean Buckley, MD of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
• Kate Guthrie, HR Director, Capability and Engagement
• Hugh McKay, HR Director, Wealth & International
• Chris Sutton, MD of Black Horse Consumer Finance
• Graham McDonald, MD Fund Investments
• Nicola Noble, Head of Regional Service, Telephone Banking
• John Thorpe, Community Bank Network Director
• Peter Navin, Verde Network Director