NatWest retail banking chief Lindberg to step down next year
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The boss of NatWest Group’s high street branch network is to step down early next year as the company prepares for a return to full private sector ownership. Sky News has learnt that David Lindberg, who joined NatWest just over four years ago, will leave in the first quarter of 2025.
He is said to have been a contender to run the group after Dame Alison Rose's departure in the summer of 2023, but lost out to Paul Thwaite. Mr Thwaite was then appointed as group CEO on a permanent basis earlier this year. Money latest: Supermarket reveals best time to avoid Christmas shop crowds.
As retail banking CEO, Mr Lindberg oversees a 13,000-strong workforce - one of the biggest in British high street banking. The division has more than 17 million customers in the UK, and accounts for close to half the group's annual profits. Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky approved.
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A former executive at Australian lender Westpac, the Canadian citizen also previously worked for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. News of his departure comes days after Sky News revealed that Mr Thwaite is being lined up for a significant increase in his potential pay package to about £6.5m.
