Carmen Peacock
Carmen Peacock
Head of South West and South Wales, Lloyds Banking Group
About Carmen Peacock
Carmen Peacock is an experienced corporate banker at Lloyds, Chair of the CBI South West, and an Independent Non-Executive Director at South West Investment Group and West of England’s Women’s Commission. Based in Bristol, Carmen leads relationships with many of the region’s largest and most ambitious businesses, supporting strategic growth, investment and complex financing needs across sectors.
In her day role, Carmen brings deep experience in corporate debt and relationship banking, alongside a strong understanding of the regional economic landscape, having worked with businesses ranging from scale-ups to large corporates on transformational funding structures.
As Chair of the CBI South West, Carmen works closely with business leaders, policymakers and institutions to ensure the region’s voice is heard and to help shape a long-term, inclusive growth agenda.
Her non-executive roles reflect a strong commitment to regional impact, supporting access to finance for start-ups and SMEs, and amplifying the voice of women to help remove structural barriers and enable more inclusive growth.
Carmen has served on Business in the Community’s South West Leadership Board since June 2026.
South West Leadership Team Member
Each of Business in the Community’s regions are led by groups of senior executives who provide strategic guidance and support us in achieving our social and environmental objectives, nationally and locally. By joining a regional leadership board, senior professionals can influence the local debate, shape the agenda for action and work with other leaders to identify the unique ways in which business can help innovate and create more sustainable livelihoods and prosperous communities across the region.