Having joined the graduate trainee scheme of NatWest Markets in 1992, Alison Rose has seen the full sweep of events from the acquisition by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in 2000, through the period of extraordinary growth and the joint bid for ABN Amro in 2007, to the financial crisis and part-nationalisation in 2008.
“It would have been very easy to leave at that point, but I had a fundamental belief in this business, I could see our teams delivering every day, and the reaction they were getting from clients. I have always liked the collaborative culture – bankers want to do the best for their clients, that is what motivates us,” says Ms Rose.
