Vicky Davies

Vicky is CEO at Danske Bank UK. Danske Bank UK is the trading name of Northern Bank Limited. The Bank has £13bn in assets and operates across the UK but is predominantly focused on the region of Northern Ireland. It is the largest Bank in Northern Ireland with 500,000 customers and 1,400 colleagues. Northern Bank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Danske Bank Group – Denmark’s largest Bank.

Vicky has 18 years’ experience in senior roles in Financial Services in RBS and Danske Bank, having started her career as a management consultant with Accenture and has experience working under Private Equity ownership.

Vicky joined Danske Bank in 2012, has been a member of the Board since 2016, became Deputy CEO in 2019 and assumed the role of CEO in 2021. An experienced Board Director, she has a proven track record of developing and leading strategic change.

Since assuming the CEO role, Danske Bank UK has been named in the 2023 Q1 Best Companies Survey, as the best company to work for in Northern Ireland and the best Financial Services company to work for in the UK. In 2022 Danske was awarded by Business In The Community Platinum status as a Responsible Business – one of only four companies in Northern Ireland to hold this highest accolade.

Vicky is a Certified Bank Director, has an MBA from INSEAD and sits on the PRA Practitioner Panel. Vicky was recognised as one of the 2022 ‘Women to Watch’ by Cranfield School of Management.

She also sits on the Board of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and on the advisory Board of Business in the Community Northern Ireland.