Business News
Former director is back in the saddle
By Jon Griffin
Well-known former Midland banker Roy Harris (pictured) is back on the region’s business circuit – with 40 years of corporate experience under his belt. Roy retired from HSBC
in September 2014 after a four decade- long career – and just three months later was rehired to enable his old employers to capitalise on his contacts and knowledge. The former regional
director for Commercial Banking in the Midlands rejoined ahead of the bank’s decision to relocate its HQ to Birmingham from London, subsequently helping with input and introductions for the move to the Midlands in a new role as senior adviser to HSBC CEO Antonio Simoes. Now the 59-year-old father of six
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is adding to his lengthy Midlands CV with Roy Harris Business Associates, a one-man venture helping firms develop their own business potential.
Roy, who originally hails from
Weoley Castle, said: “I left HSBC after 40 years and then a couple of months later the bank got back in touch to ask if I would be interested in doing part-time work using my connections around the city to help the bank. “I was only away
for three months and was delighted when I started back in January 2015. I had the absolute pleasure of being at the meeting with then Birmingham
council leader Sir Albert Bore
and other senior people when we were able to tell the council that Birmingham had been selected as the head office for the newly created HSBC UK.” Roy finally ‘retired’ from HSBC for
the second time in May – and is now concentrating on his own part-time Business Associates venture which he runs from his home near Worcester. Away from the Midlands business
circuit, the former banker is also gearing up to take part in a London to Paris cycle ride in September.
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