Our leadership team

Allica Bank's leadership team has a diverse range of experience. From senior roles at traditional and digital banks, to running their own small business.

About us

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The board

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Richard Davies

Chief Executive Officer

Before joining Allica, Richard was group COO at digital bank Revolut. Prior to that he was CEO of OakNorth and held leadership roles at TSB and HSBC.

 

Patrice McDonald

Patrice McDonald

Chair of the Risk Committee

Patrice is a former Managing Director, Global Chief Risk Officer, & Head of Governance at Barclays Wealth. Patrice has also worked as a Partner at EY.

 

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Rajan Kapoor

Chair of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee

Rajan Kapoor was Financial Controller of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and held a number of senior finance positions in a 28-year career with RBS.

 

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John Maltby, MBE

Chairman

John was CEO of Williams & Glyn and Group Director of the Commercial Bank of Lloyds Banking Group during his extensive executive career.

 

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James Heath

Chief Financial Officer

Most recently, James was CFO of ABN AMRO UK. Prior to this, he was CFO at Cambridge & Counties Bank and Finance Director, Banking at Close Brothers.

 

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Paul Marston

Notified Non-Executive Director

Paul is currently CEO of the FSE Group, while has also held senior roles at Secure Trust Bank, RBS, NatWest, and Lombard.

 

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Patrick Magee

Notified Non-Executive Director

Following an extensive career with JP Morgan Cazenove, Patrick worked for ten years on the establishment and growth of the British Business Bank, where he was Chief Commercial Officer.

 

Executive committee

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Richard Davies

Chief Executive Officer

Before joining Allica, Richard was group COO at digital bank Revolut. Prior to that he was CEO of OakNorth and held leadership roles at TSB and HSBC.

 

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Kate Valdar

General Counsel

Kate has over 12 years of experience working as a corporate and commercial lawyer. Most recently, Kate worked as General Counsel and Company Secretary at Tandem Bank.

 

Ravneet Shah

Ravneet Shah

Chief Technical Officer

Ravneet joined Allica in January 2020 as a lead engineer and is now our Chief Technology Officer. Previously she has worked at Santander, Teradata and Infosys.

 

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James Heath

Chief Financial Officer

Most recently, James was CFO of ABN AMRO UK. Prior to this, he was CFO at Cambridge & Counties Bank and Finance Director, Banking at Close Brothers.

 

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Aileen Gillan

Chief Risk Officer

Prior to joining Allica, Aileen was Chief Risk Officer at Intertrust Group NV and Metro Bank. Aileen has also held senior risk leadership roles at Lloyds Banking Group.

 

Conard Ford

Conrad Ford

Chief Product Officer

Conrad was founder and CEO of Funding Options, having previously been COO for Barclays ClearlyBusiness and Product & Marketing Director at Validis.

 

Keith Middlemass - exco

Keith Middlemass

Chief Operating Officer

Keith has 30 years’ experience in financial services, most recently at Natwest as CDIO. His experience includes senior leadership roles in TSB, Accenture and Capgemini.

 

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Nick Baker

Chief Commercial Officer

Nick has over 15 years’ of experience working with brokers in the financial space. Having spent almost 12 years as a Director of broker firm Christie Finance before joining Allica.

 

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