New senior business banking appointments for Ulster Bank
22nd Jul 2008
Ulster Bank has made three new appointments to its team of four business banking directors in Northern Ireland. Richard Ennis becomes Head of Corporate and Property Banking and Ian Jordan becomes Head of Business Centres, while Henry Elvin was recently announced as Ulster Bank's overall Head of Business Banking Northern Ireland. Gerry Davidson remains at the helm of Ulster Bank's commercial banking arm.
Richard Ennis has worked for Ulster Bank for 10 years and was previously Director of Property Finance. Ian Jordan has worked for Ulster Bank for seven years and previously held senior positions within its business centre network, including as head of its Belfast City Business Centre.
Mr Ennis takes on responsibility for 3 property lending teams and 3 corporate banking teams. Mr Jordan will head up Ulster Bank's business centre network, incorporating 45 relationship managers across 10 business centres and various satellite offices in towns and cities throughout Northern Ireland.
Henry Elvin, Ulster Bank's new Head of Business Banking Northern Ireland, says: "Richard and Ian have been instrumental in growing our business to its leading position in the Northern Ireland marketplace and I am confident that with the team we now have in place we can build on that to achieve further growth."
"Businesses face a challenging environment at present and I believe that the role of banks in providing high-quality advice and innovative solutions has never been more important. Richard, Ian and Gerrys considerable experience, energy and knowledge will be vital in allowing us to maximise the value that we add to businesses in Northern Ireland," Mr Elvin continues.
"In particular we see significant potential for growth in Northern Ireland's SME sector and unlocking that will be vital in creating a dynamic, world-class economy. In order for this to happen, SMEs must be as innovative and enterprising as possible and must be ambitious in looking to new markets. Through our business centre network and more than 80 commercial managers based in our retail branch network, we are committed to supporting the SME sector achieve its full potential by working in partnership with firms to provide them with the benefit of our expertise and knowledge," Mr Elvin adds.
Richard Ennis is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and holds an Economics Degree from Queens University, Belfast. He is also a board member of the Queens University of Belfast Foundation.
Ian Jordan is a Chartered Accountant and trained with a leading global accountancy firm. He is a graduate of Cambridge University.
Henry Elvin has more than 19 years business banking experience having joined Ulster Bank in 1989.