Who Is Dame Alison Rose, the First Woman to Lead a Major British Bank?

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By THE PRESS ASSOCIATION (August Graham, PA Business Reporter)

July 26, 2023 at 3:30 AM UTC

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Dame Alison - or just Ms Rose as she was at the time - made history in 2019 when she became the first woman to take the top job at one of the UK's big four banks.

She took over a bank from New Zealander Ross McEwan, which had stabilised after the financial crisis nearly killed it.