HSBC Agriculture, the dedicated farming division of HSBC Bank plc, has appointed Sue Jones as agricultural banking manager responsible for the bank's farming customers covering Newtown, Knighton, Llanidloes and the South Shropshire borders. Based at Welshpool she joins an existing unit of 16 specialists in HSBC's Welsh team, as one of over 50 dedicated agriculture managers located throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Sue has twenty two years experience at HSBC, based mainly in Wales. Since joining the bank in 1985, she has held a variety of positions including branch manager at Church Stretton, where she managed a number of businesses including beef, sheep and dairy farmers. Sue brings a wealth of skills to the position including the professional banking qualification, ACIB, attained in 1991, making her an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Commenting on her new position, Sue said: "Having recently completed a commercial manager role within the bank's Llandudno team I am delighted to be returning to mid-Wales to deal solely with our agricultural customers. I'm looking forward to meeting our existing customers and establishing new relationships within the farming community in mid-Wales and the Borders."
Senior agriculture banking manager for Wales, Nigel Davies, said: "Sue is an exciting addition to our agriculture team; she has a contagious enthusiasm for the mid-Wales area and agriculture industry. Sue is eager to meet as many of our existing customers as those of other banks as soon as possible – she is keen to demonstrate her commitment to their businesses and our professional banking service. I wholeheartedly welcome her to the team".
Originally from Cefn-y-bedd, near Wrexham, Sue (39) is married to Brian with two children: Tim (10) and Joseph (3). Outside her family, Sue's interests include classic cars and music from the 1950s and 1960s.
