Francis Gouder has been appointed director of Izola Bank as from May 4.

Mr Gouder has extensive banking experience having worked for 45 years in the banking sector, both at branch and head office level, namely at Mid-Med Bank and HSBC Bank.

More recently he also worked at Banif Bank, as an adviser to the executive committee and later as head of private banking.

He presently holds a number of other non-executive directorships.