Dan Salanson is Regional Director of Thames Valley and the Cotswolds for NatWest, leading teams of front-line bankers to deliver for the customers and communities they serve.
Previously Dan was a founding member of the Tyl by NatWest Fintech Exec. Joining in 2018 he worked alongside external partners to build an acquirer and wider payments business. Tyl evolved from a concept, into an exciting project and then a fast-scaling business. Along the way Dan was responsible for most aspects of the business and its strategy – product, pricing, customer experience, in-life as well as marketing and sales, ultimately evolving into the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
Prior to this, Dan has held a variety of senior roles in financial services in the UK and abroad in a career spanning over 25 years, most recently as head of the payments sales teams in NatWest.
Outside of work Dan is a proud dad of three who is part entrepreneur, part football coach. In partnership with his wife, Dan has founded a number of SME businesses, experiencing first hand the pressures and needs of the SMEs that NatWest serves.