# Rowan Austin

> Rowan Austin is a startup investor at NatWest Bank (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NatWest Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natwest-bank1)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-austin-43b74b4/

Rowan Austin is a startup investor at NatWest Bank in London. Rowan is Head of Trade Origination & Advisory for NatWest, and has extensive cross-product and sectoral knowledge having worked for four banks across six continents. He commenced his career with Goldman Sachs, before joining Barclays with roles across Corporate, International and Investment Banking. Rowan then joined Europe Arab Bank where hebuilt a commodity and trade finance function across Europe and the MENA region, as well as building an Islamic Finance capability. Joining NatWest in 2011, Rowan supported the restructuring of the global business to focus on core UK and western European markets, and was appointed to lead the Trade & Working Capital Product function which focuses on delivering product and service excellence to NatWest's customers. Now leading the Trade Origination & Advisory team, Rowan is driving NatWest's presence and capability in the Trade Finance market, with a key focus on innovation, digitisation and business development across all product areas.

## About NatWest Bank

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

NatWest Bank offers a range of commercial and retail banking services to its clients.The bank’s private product portfolio consists of bank accounts, overdrafts, savings accounts, credit cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, and investments. Businesses are provided with financial services based on their annual turnover.NatWest Bank was founded in1968.

5 contacts available at NatWest Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Wommack | IT Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-wommack |
| Graham Robinson | Relationship Director, | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graham-robinson-aac7 |
| Paul Fannon | Loans Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-fannon |
| Ronan Brennan | Strategy and Innovation Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronan-brennan-41ab |
| Rowan Austin | Head of Trade Finance Origination and Advisory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rowan-austin |

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