NatWest’s purchasing chief quits
3 April 2012
Peter Smith, group purchasing director at NatWest, is to leave the company after new owner Royal Bank of Scotland’s decision to move the job north of the border, writes Geraint John.
As predicted in SM last month, RBS has backed down on its plan not to have director-level purchaser and will appoint a new purchasing director based in Edinburgh. Lloyd Ketley, RBS’s head of purchasing and contracts, will assume the role while the bank considers candidates.
Smith, who joined NatWest in 1997 after spells at the Department of Social Security and...