Diana joined Lloyds TSB in February 2004 as a Corporate Banking Director responsible for Corporates with a turnover range between 25m and 750m. In August 2004 Diana was promoted to Managing Director, Corporate Banking and from January 1st 2007 her responsibilities were extended further as she became CEO of Corporate Banking and Co-Head of Corporate Markets.
Diana’s principal responsibility is the management of the core relationship franchise, being some 5,000 corporate and institutional customers whose turnovers exceed £15m. As well as its Financial Institutions, Large and Major relationship banking teams, Lloyds TSB Corporate Banking also includes the International Corporate Banking and Money Transmission businesses as well as the bank’s private equity business, Lloyd’s Development Capital.
Prior to Lloyds TSB, Diana Brightmore-Armour had over 15 years international experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisition, financial management, treasury and audit experience at The Coca-Cola Company, complemented by CEO role in the e-commerce sector. She has also worked and lived overseas about 50% of the last 15 years – spending five years in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
She is a Fellow member of both ACCA and ACT. Diana is married and has two children.