Hampden Bank has appointed two senior executives to its leadership team, reporting to chief executive Tracey Davidson.
Greig Townsend joins as chief banking officer to lead the Edinburgh-based private bank’s growth strategy. He has more than two decades in private banking, wealth management and financial leadership roles.
He 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 and Quilter Cheviot 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.
Ms Dowds 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. As UK business transformation sponsor she led the implementation of consumer duty for the bank. She 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.
In March, Hampden Bank announced it was expanding to serve the needs of high-net-worth clients in the North and Midlands from a base in Manchester. Haydn Aird was appointed as head of banking for the area. The Bank also recently moved to larger premises in both London and Edinburgh.
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