Lloyds TSB Group
Lloyds Bank is now known as Lloyds TSB.Lloyds Bank was one of the oldest banks in the United Kingdom and the first in Birmingham.
Taylor's and Lloyds was formed in 1765 in Dale End, Birmingham by button maker John Taylor and iron producer and dealer Sampson Lloyd III.
Through a series of mergers Lloyds emerged to become one of the Big Four banks in the UK. It also acquired overseas businesses, particularly in Brazil and New Zealand. It also owned a life assurance company, Lloyds Abbey Life. In 1994 it acquired the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society, giving it a large stake in the UK mortgage lending market. In 1995 it merged with Trustee Savings Bank (TSB) to form Lloyds TSB.
LLOYDS BANK PLC
Early 90s board of directors:
- SIR (CHRISTOPHER) JEREMY MORSE: ICI.
- PETER C NICHOLSON: Crest Nicholson PLC, Bremhill Industries PLC, Camper & Nicholsons Marinas LTD, Carisbrooke Shipping PLC, Hamble Green Management LTD, Mere securities LTD, South East Waterside Property One LTD, South West Property One LTD
- BRIAN IVOR PITMAN: Lloyds First Western, The National Bank of New Zealand, NBNZ Holdings.
- Lord (Charles) H Plumb: Fisons PLC, Banbury Marts LTD, Novalal LTD.
SIR JOHN GREENBOROUGH: Newarthill PLC.
GEOFFREY KENT: Mansfield Brewry PLC, John Howitt Group.
SIR (JOHN) ROBIN IBBS: Lloyds Merchant Bank holdings.
JOHN M RAISMAN: Candover Investments, Clarges Pharmaceutricals Trustees LTD.
(CHARLES) RUSSELL SMITH: Heywood Williams group PLC, Lloyds Abbey Life PLC / Merchant Bank Holdings.
ERIC SWAINSON: AMEC PLC, Fairley Group.
- Michael H R Thompson : The German Investment Trust, Lloyds Abbey Life / Stockbrokers / Merchant Bank Holdings, The National Bank of New Zealand, The White Ensign Association.
SIR (George) William Harding : First Spanish Investment Trust, Lloyds Merchant Bank Holdings, The Thai-Euro Fund.
IAN PROSSER: Bass PLC, TheBoots Co.
DAVID B PIRRIE: Alex Lawrie Factors / Recievables Financing, International Factors.
SIR SIMON M HORBY : W H Smith Group, Association of Business Sponsorship of the Arts, Lloyds Abbey Life, Pearsons PLC, W H Smith Pension Trustees .
JOHN T DAVIES; Lloyds Associated Air Leasing, Lloyds Bank Property Co / Bowmaker Finance.
