NatWest names David Grunwald director, innovation and partnerships

Reporting to group CIO Scott Marcar and director of technique, company improvement and sustainability Matt Austen, Grunwald will deal with how the financial institution delivers its technique via partnerships and innovation.

Grunwald joins NatWest from PE agency AIRE, the place, along with funding technique, he targeted on a portfolio of recent ventures, together with a digital financial institution serving company shoppers.

He additionally spent eight years at Google, the place he led startup outreach and Worldwide Partnerships at Google for Entrepreneurs.

Say Austen and Marcar: “We’re delighted to have somebody with David’s experience becoming a member of us at a time when serving our prospects in new methods to supply nice experiences, powered by industry-leading partnerships and innovation is essential to serving to us unlock our progress potential.”