After a stint in Worcester and Hereford he rejoins the team here and we couldn’t be happier. Handelsbanken thrives on our relationship banking model and the insight it brings, so having people who really know the local business environment helps us go from strength to strength! We are really excited about what 2024 means for Handelsbanken. Matt’s appointment is a great step in enabling us to explore new opportunities for lending, deposit and wealth management – for both new and current customers. We know that the past few years have brought a number of challenges as well as opportunities, but we believe that our way of working, with personal, face-toface connections as the bedrock of everything we do, has helped our customers to thrive, whatever the economic weather. Last year saw a number of great new developments for Handelsbanken here in South Warwickshire – notably including moving to our new 3,000 sq ft office on the second floor of Olympus House. This was a big move for us in more senses than one, as it literally doubled our available space, but as business grows, and as our team of local relationship bankers has grown and developed, it was the best way to ensure our expanding team could continue to deliver the first class personal service our customers expect. As we look forward to the future, we can build on our successes with a great, motivated, team. Whether for our personal or business clients, we are looking forward to the next twelve months meaning doing even more.