Ulster Bank chief Jim Brown to quit for UK lender role

Ulster Bank chief executive Jim Brown is to leave the his role at the head of the bank to take up a position in the UK.

New Zealand native Mr Brown joined Ulster Bank in April 2011 and was tasked with guiding it back to profitability in the wake of the banking crash.

He is to remain within Ulster Bank’s parent group, RBS, for the time being, taking up the role of chief executive at Williams & Glyn.