Ben Barbanel
Head of Debt Finance
OakNorth Bank
Ben Barbanel is the Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs - where he leads a team that, since its launch in September 2015, has transacted over $17bn of loans to businesses across the UK and the US.
Prior to joining OakNorth Bank, Ben spent almost six years at Santander Corporate Bank, where he was the Divisional Head of Business Development for London and the South East. Prior to Santander, he was at Clydesdale Bank where he focused on real estate finance. He also spent time working in a privately-owned real estate business helping to source, arrange, and manage debt, after working as a Manager in the commercial banking division of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He started his banking career at Mizrahi Bank in London.