Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Chetwood Bank has announced the launch of its Wholesale Banking division with the appointment of Alex Grove as Managing Director of Wholesale Banking, Toby Sharp FRICS as Director of Commercial Real Estate and Nirvan Sunderam as Managing Director of Wholesale Risk.
Through the Wholesale Banking division, Chetwood Bank provides tailored funding solutions to corporate, institutional and specialist lending customers. Its role is to originate, structure and manage larger-scale lending relationships that support the bank’s strategic growth, diversify income, and make disciplined use of capital.
Grove will join Chetwood Bank’s Executive Committee and will lead the Wholesale Banking division as the UK digital challenger bank continues to build capability across structured finance, commercial real estate, and wider investment activity. Sharp will report directly to Grove, while Sunderam will lead the second-line risk function for Wholesale activities reporting into the bank’s Chief Risk Officer.
Paul Noble, CEO of Chetwood Bank, said: “This is an important step for our Wholesale Banking division, giving us leadership capability that reflects the scale of the opportunity ahead and the standards we set for how we operate. Alex, Toby and Nirvan bring experience across the areas that matter most to this part of the business, from structured finance and investment management to commercial real estate and risk, and I’m confident their expertise will strengthen how we evolve and build long-term relationships with institutional partners.”
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