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Metro Bank Strengthens Commercial Lending In North-West



Metro Bank has appointed Paul Gaynor and Louise Molloy as Commercial Lending Directors within the North-West region.


Paul Gaynor has 36 years of banking experience and has spent the last two decades working in Corporate and Commercial lending, most recently at NatWest. Paul’s new role at Metro Bank will see him based out of the Bank’s Manchester store where he will cover most of the North-West. Paul will work with new and existing business customers with a turnover of £2-£25 million looking to borrow between £0.5-£5 million.


Louise Molloy brings over 15 years’ lending and relationship management experience from a successful career at NatWest. Louise will be responsible for supporting SMEs in all sectors across the North-West with debt requirements over £500,000 to achieve their growth ambitions. Louise will also help drive forward Metro Bank’s ambitions as a signatory to the Investing in Women Code.


Both roles will support the continued growth of Metro Bank’s commercial lending in the North-West.


Mark Davies, Director Commercial Banking at Metro Bank commented:


“I’m thrilled to welcome Louise and Paul to Metro Bank. They are joining at a particularly exciting time in the Bank’s journey as we look to grow further and lend to more businesses in the North-West and ahead of us opening two new stores in the North-West this year.”


Paul Gaynor, Commercial Lending Director at Metro Bank commented:

“Metro Bank’s relationship banking ethos really resonated with me and I’m excited to get started. The North-West is full of inspirational businesses entrepreneurs and with two new stores opening this year in Chester and Salford, I know we will be able to help and support many local businesses in their growth journey.”

Louise Molloy, Commercial Lending Director at Metro Bank added:

“I’m so happy to work for a lender which truly lives and breathes its relationship banking values particularly in the great work it does to support female entrepreneurs and female-led businesses. As a signatory of the Investing in Women Code, Metro Bank actively supports women in business and is committed to supporting women with access to tools, resources and finance and supporting them in the three key areas they struggle with namely networking, funding and mentoring.”

Above Photo: Paul Gaynor and Louise Molloy join as Commercial Lending Directors within the North-West region.

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Metro Bank has appointed Paul Gaynor and Louise Molloy as Commercial Lending Directors within the North-West region.


Paul Gaynor has 36 years of banking experience and has spent the last two decades working in Corporate and Commercial lending, most recently at NatWest. Paul’s new role at Metro Bank will see him based out of the Bank’s Manchester store where he will cover most of the North-West. Paul will work with new and existing business customers with a turnover of £2-£25 million looking to borrow between £0.5-£5 million.


Louise Molloy brings over 15 years’ lending and relationship management experience from a successful career at NatWest. Louise will be responsible for supporting SMEs in all sectors across the North-West with debt requirements over £500,000 to achieve their growth ambitions. Louise will also help drive forward Metro Bank’s ambitions as a signatory to the Investing in Women Code.


Both roles will support the continued growth of Metro Bank’s commercial lending in the North-West.


Mark Davies, Director Commercial Banking at Metro Bank commented:


“I’m thrilled to welcome Louise and Paul to Metro Bank. They are joining at a particularly exciting time in the Bank’s journey as we look to grow further and lend to more businesses in the North-West and ahead of us opening two new stores in the North-West this year.”


Paul Gaynor, Commercial Lending Director at Metro Bank commented:

“Metro Bank’s relationship banking ethos really resonated with me and I’m excited to get started. The North-West is full of inspirational businesses entrepreneurs and with two new stores opening this year in Chester and Salford, I know we will be able to help and support many local businesses in their growth journey.”

Louise Molloy, Commercial Lending Director at Metro Bank added:

“I’m so happy to work for a lender which truly lives and breathes its relationship banking values particularly in the great work it does to support female entrepreneurs and female-led businesses. As a signatory of the Investing in Women Code, Metro Bank actively supports women in business and is committed to supporting women with access to tools, resources and finance and supporting them in the three key areas they struggle with namely networking, funding and mentoring.”

Above Photo: Paul Gaynor and Louise Molloy join as Commercial Lending Directors within the North-West region.

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