Experience

Retired
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Retired

  • Apr 2022 - Present


Bank of Ireland Corporate and Markets

• Ireland
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Business Services

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2022

  Have taken on the leadership of our Business Services sector team and am looking forward to this new challenge.I am delighted that David Willis has taken on the responsibility of leading our Consumer Industries sector team and wish him every success.

• Head of Consumer Sector

  • Oct 2015 - Jul 2018

  Recruited to BoI to help build a UK corporate banking unit for corporates. Leading the Consumer sector team of experienced professionals to build a new business from scratch.Key sub sector customers: leisure, hospitality, gaming, retail and wholesale.This team will be working closely with the leveraged finance and syndications teams already in situ to deliver tailored services to UK corporates from £50m revenue up to FTSE 100.stuart.russell@boi.com 07464 493270



SANTANDER GLOBAL BANKING AND MARKETS

• Managing Director, Sector Head

  • May 2013 - Feb 2015

  Led an highly successful team that specialised in the consumer sector with customers from hospitality & leisure, retail, consumer goods, gaming and TMT. Personally relationship managed many FTSE 100/250 names over the last eight years with whom deep and lasting relationships have been developed. The role incorporated the following aspects: performance management of team, personal development of team members, customer interaction and service levels, delivering financials, risk and compliance and activity in the community. Active engagement with all key stakeholders. Show less



Santander UK Corporate & Commercial

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Relationship Director

  • Feb 2007 - May 2013

  Recruited to help build a UK large corporate business from scratch. Working with talented colleagues we managed to create a business with 5% market share between 2007/2012 with a broad range of lending, deposits, treasury products and other ancillary. From here I led the Consumer team for corporates with revenues of £500m+ which sat within the Global Banking & Markets division. Highly successful 2013 and 2014 with the consumer team outperforming on all fronts. Recruited to help build a UK large corporate business from scratch. Working with talented colleagues we managed to create a business with 5% market share between 2007/2012 with a broad range of lending, deposits, treasury products and other ancillary. From here I led the Consumer team for corporates with revenues of £500m+ which sat within the Global Banking & Markets division. Highly successful 2013 and 2014 with the consumer team outperforming on all fronts.