NatWest has appointed Mark Caulkin as the new director of commercial banking for Staffordshire and Shropshire.
With over 37 years of experience at NatWest Group, Mark will be responsible for overseeing relationships with commercial customers across the two counties to ensure they have the financial and business support they need.
Mark’s role also includes overseeing the delivery of new opportunities and growing the NatWest brand with the professional network across the locations his team serves.
Born and bred in North Staffordshire, Mark has held various positions at the bank throughout his career, most recently holding the position of corporate banking relationship director in the West Midlands. He has also managed SME clients in North Staffordshire and Shropshire, and has spent time as a business development director.
Mark has previously spent time as school governor at Newcastle-under-Lyme School and was formerly a board member of Brighter Futures Housing Association.
He said: “I’m fiercely proud of the communities I grew up in, so it’s fantastic to be in a position to be able to use my skills and expertise to support businesses that are local to me.
“I am relishing the opportunity to reacquainting myself with contacts of old, as well as meet and make new connections in the business community.
“Staffordshire and Shropshire are both home to so many inspirational businesses across a multitude of sectors, from manufacturing to agriculture, technology and telecommunications, so it’s an honour to be in a position where I can support them to grow and thrive, creating success stories the whole region can be proud of.”
Mark will be based at Hanley, in Stoke-on-Trent.
