Hampden Bank has appointed two new senior executives to its leadership team reporting to CEO, Tracey Davidson.
Greig Townsend joins as CBO to lead the Bank’s growth strategy. With more than two decades in private banking, wealth management and financial leadership roles, he will lead banking teams across the UK to serve the needs of clients and to deliver business growth through the acquisition of new clients.
Greig was formerly Director, Head of East at Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management where he led a team of private bankers, chartered planners and support executives working with high-net-worth clients.
Prior to this, he held several senior roles at Santander Private Bank, Quilter Cheviot and Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, specialising in investment and portfolio management.
Angela Dowd joins as Chief Operating Officer to lead the Bank’s operations strategy, in addition to a number of key strategic initiatives including data, product, client propositions and technology.
Angela brings over 30 years’ experience from a variety of roles in banking, including corporate banking, credit and risk management. At Handelsbanken, she served as Chief Product and Sustainability Officer, she was UK Business Transformation Sponsor and led the implementation of Consumer Duty for the Bank. Angela was also Regional Head of HR for three years and in her earlier career, she opened Handelsbanken branches in Wakefield and Halifax.
Colin Tate, who served as Hampden Bank’s Chief Operating Officer for the past five years, has taken on the role of Chief Information Officer. He will lead the Bank’s IT strategy, including systems, digital banking, IT infrastructure and security.
Tracey Davidson, Chief Executive Officer at Hampden Bank, said:
“Greig and Angela’s appointments demonstrate Hampden Bank’s unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional levels of service and reflect our ambition to continue to grow the business.
Greig’s commercial awareness and strategic leadership, and Angela’s operational expertise and passion for developing client-centred propositions will further strengthen our position as a valued service provider to clients, and a trusted partner to their other advisers.”