A SENIOR AIB executive has been appointed as the new head of First Trust Bank.
Adrian Moynihan, who brings over 17 years of financial services experience in retail banking, mortgages, business banking and wealth management will succeed Des Moore.
Mr Moynihan has held a wide range of roles within AIB including group head of housing strategy, head of wealth management and deposits and head of strategy and planning for branch banking for AIB in Ireland.
The new bank head said he is excited about the fresh opportunity.
“It’s great to be taking up the role at an exciting time for our customers and for First Trust Bank. We have invested strongly in Northern Ireland over the last number of years to modernise our customer offering and better meet our customers’ changing needs."
"We are committed to continuing to invest in our business in Northern Ireland and committed to backing our business and personal customers’ ambitions," he said.
Managing director AIB Group (UK) plc, Brendan O'Connor added:
“We are delighted to have Adrian join our team and lead the First Trust business. He will bring his industry knowledge and experience to bear on our ambition to create a sustainable, modern bank for the needs of our customers and that supports business growth in the broader Northern Ireland economy.”
Part of the AIB Group and headquartered in Belfast, First Trust Bank provides circa £2 billion in financing to personal, business and corporate customers across Northern Ireland.
The Bank is a strong supporter of business and enterprise across Northern Ireland. It has recently been involved in the £30m
refinancing of the Belfast International Airport – one of Northern Ireland’s largest financial transactions – and has aided the development of a number of hotels including Bullitt Hotel in Belfast and the Marine Hotel in Ballycastle.
As part of the bank’s reshaping agenda all 15 branches in the north will have undergone a modern refurbishment by the start of September.
