Colin Matthew

Colin Matthew is an executive director of Halifax Bank of Scotland. Born in 1950, Colin joined Bank of Scotland in 1966 and in 1991 was appointed Divisional General Manager, UK Banking-England. In 1994 he was appointed to the Bank of Scotland's Management Board as General Manager with responsibility for Bank of Scotland Treasury Services plc. In April 1999, Colin became a member of Bank of Scotland's Group Management Board and was appointed Divisional Chief Executive of Business Banking before being appointed a Director of Bank of Scotland in May 2000. Following the merger of Bank of Scotland and Halifax in September 2001, Colin became Chief Executive of the Business Banking Division of HBOS plc, and as of 1 January 2004, is now Chief Executive of Strategy and International Operations. Colin is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland.