Nathan Butler

Lloyds Banking GroupGeneral Counsel Commercial Banking

Nathan is an experienced lawyer, executive manager and non-executive director.

Nathan has been General Counsel at major global financial institutions since 2008. In February 2016, he moved to London to join Lloyds Banking Group as General Counsel Group Legal, having served as General Counsel of National Australia Bank from February 2008 to February 2016.

Nathan has been a commercial legal adviser for over 25 years, including 18 years in financial services, advising Boards and the C-suite on a broad range of strategic matters, including global mergers & acquisitions, debt and equity raisings, major litigation, domestic and international regulatory investigations, and legal and regulatory reform.

He has US-listed company Board experience, Chairing the Nominations and Governance Committee of NYSE-listed Great Western Bancorp, Inc as a Non-Executive Director. From 2007 to 2016, he Chaired the Board and led the turnaround of Ausmaq Limited, a managed fund and term deposit custody and servicing business, with over A$40 billion in funds under administration.

Nathan has global transactional experience in the finance, technology, manufacturing and retail sectors, including in the UK, Europe, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan