Damehood for Alison, NatWest’s CEO

NatWest Group Chief Executive, Alison Rose, has received a Damehood for services to Financial Services in His Majesty King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List.

The official citation refers to Alison’s position as the first female CEO of a major UK bank and the author of the Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship, leading to the establishment of the Investing in Women Code.

The honour also highlights Alison’s work in championing the Dream Bigger programme, which has been designed to activate the recommendations of the Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship, with a mission to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs by embedding entrepreneurial education in the curriculum across the UK.

Alison’s steering the bank’s response to the pandemic and cementing NatWest’s place at the forefront of tackling climate change are also referenced in the honour.

NatWest Group Chief Executive, Alison Rose, said:

“It is a tremendous privilege to receive a Damehood in His Majesty’s New Year’s Honours List and I am immensely proud to lead an organisation that plays such a positive role in the lives of people and families across the UK.

“This honour is a reflection of the fantastic work of all my colleagues at NatWest Group and the support we provide for the customers and communities we serve; promoting enterprise, building financial capability and channelling the power of finance to tackle climate change.”

Sarah Bailey, Director of Business Banking at NatWest, added: “Rose Review initiatives have now seen tens of thousands of female founders benefit from increased access to funding and expanded advice and mentoring schemes. Meanwhile, thousands of students have received enterprise training, contributing to significant year-onyear growth in female-led start-ups. Both are really powerful, exciting programmes to be involved with and are really helping more businesses thrive while supporting the UK economy.”

If you would like any further information, please contact Sarah at sarah.bailey@natwest.com