Dame Alison Marie Rose-Slade DBE (née Rose; born November 1969[2]) is a British banker.

She was chief executive of NatWest Group from November 2019 to July 2023 and the first woman to lead a major lender in the UK.

[19][20] In September 2018, the UK Government commissioned Rose to lead an independent review of female entrepreneurship.

[11][26] In September 2019, it was announced that she would succeed Ross McEwan as CEO of RBS Group on 1 November 2019, making her the "first woman to lead major UK lender".

[29] It was alleged that Rose had ultimate responsibility for the closure of Farage's accounts, but an independent investigation by law firm Travers Smith found she 'played no part' in the decision by the bank.

[30][31][32] However, Rose resigned admitting a "serious error of judgement" following a discussion of Farage's confidential banking details with Simon Jack, the Business Editor of BBC News, on the evening before the BBC published an article saying Farage's bank accounts were closed "for commercial reasons" on 4 July.

[32] Rose was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to the financial sector, and later that month she was given an honorary degree by the new Chancellor of York University Dr Heather Melville.