Newbank, the bank which will be formed from the merger of ACCBank and TSB, has appointed Mr Greg Lawless as its chief financial officer. Mr Lawless who is currently chief executive of Allegro will take up his position next month. Mr Lawless qualified as a chartered accountant in 1983 and has worked in Deloitte and Touche and KPMG. Before joining Allegro he was general manager of Grand Metropolitan Finance Ireland,