Major lender appoints new head

Metro Bank has appointed a new Head of Private Banking in response to a “boom in demand”.Julie Barnsley, who will retain her position as the  bank’s Commercial Banking Director, will also be responsible for overseeing high net worth clients.

Julie said: “I’m delighted to be taking the helm of Metro Bank Private Banking at such an exciting time for the bank as a whole.”

“Since first embarking on my banking career, it’s always been the traditional service-led aspects of good old fashioned relationship banking that has appealed to me most and that ethos sits at the very heart of Metro Bank.

“I’m proud of our offering and look forward to building on its success.”

Julie, who joined Metro Bank shortly after it opened in 2010, had previously worked for Barclays and Bank of Scotland.

Craig Donaldson, CEO at Metro Bank, said: “Julie has been with us since the very beginning of the Metro Bank journey and has made an outstanding contribution to growing and developing our Commercial Banking offering.”

“I am delighted to appoint her to Head of Metro Bank Private Banking, where I am confident she will make a significant impact in expanding and growing our offering.”

Metro Bank said private banking now accounts for around  one-fifth of its operations.