
UK - SVB Financial appoints head of operations in UK/Israel
Venture capital financing specialist SVB Financial Group has hired Phil Cox to run its operations across the UK and Israel.
Cox joins SVB from Bank of Scotland in London, where he was the head of commercial banking responsible for the relationship management, origination and operational aspects of the business. Previously, Cox was with NatWest for 23 years and held a variety of positions, including managing director of transport and infrastructure finance.
In his new role, Cox will be responsible for SVB's existing UK and Israel offices and he will lead the continued growth and geographic expansion of the business in these regions.
SVB is based in London and provides UK-based technology, life science and venture capital firms access to sources of diverse debt capital including venture debt, acquisition financing, working capital and receivables financing, capital call lines, growth capital and capex financing.
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