Mark Davies
Director of Commercial BankingLocation - London
I started at Metro Bank in September 2014, leading the sector specialist teams which include healthcare, hospitality, non-bank financial services and franchise. Prior to that, I worked at RBS for 26 years and have worked in business and commercial since 1995.
I currently head up our commercial team across England and Wales which comprises Relationship Managers, Commercial Lending Specialists and Business Development Directors. The team supports the commercial market - known by banks as the ‘forgotten middle’, essentially those businesses that are the larger S and smaller M of ‘SMEs’.
The team is sector ‘agnostic’ with specialisms in acquisition finance between £1-5m lending, healthcare and hospitality, and we’re developing an expertise in manufacturing.
Outside of work, I like to spend time with my family and friends. I love to play golf and keep myself fit with functional training and walking our family dog Rusty, a fox red Labrador. Having played rugby for more than 25 years, I now enjoy coaching my son’s age group at our local club.