Adrian Coles joins Hexa Finance

Hexa Finance has appointed Adrian Coles as the new Commercial Growth Advisor to the Board. In the role, Adrian will focus on building market presence, leveraging his extensive relationships with industry leaders, business owners and the professional community.

Adrian Coles’ career highlights include nearly 18 years in commercial and corporate banking at NatWest, where he led the manufacturing strategy for the region whilst also supporting growth via M&A into wider sectors including technology. Additionally, Adrian has provided management consultancy support, focusing on working capital growth solutions as well as refinancing, MBO’s and MBI’s.

Recently, Coles has been leading and scaling an EdTech startup, demonstrating his ability to drive sustainable growth, developing a strong company culture and partnership building with industry leaders across a variety of sectors.

Adrian is an active member of the business community, including being a member of the Institute of Directors and the business mastermind group EVO Ultra. Beyond his professional achievements, Adrian is actively involved in the community, holding positions such as a founding Trustee and Chair of The Geraint Thomas Cycling Trust.

Adrian said: “I am absolutely delighted to be supporting Ben Davies, Stuart Mason, Adrian Monger, and the Management team at Hexa Finance with their exciting growth plans as a Board Advisor. Given their incredible journey to date, there are exciting times ahead where we are looking to build on this solid foundation and success, to widen the Hexa experience with a relationship-based approach which will importantly help industry across Wales.”

Ben Davies, Hexa Finance Co-Founder, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Adrian to the Hexa family, and we feel very privileged to have someone of his calibre and expertise on board. Adrian’s appointment makes us extremely excited for the opportunities that lie ahead, and his experience and industry connections will help significantly with our growth plans. We’re excited for what’s next and can’t wait for him to get started.”