wˌɛn kˈaʊts pˈɛɹənt kˈʌmpəni, nˈæʃənəl pɹəvˈɪnʃəl bˈæŋk, mˈɜːdʒd wɪð wˈɛstmɪnstɚ bˈæŋk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈoːɹd ʌvðə kəmbˈaɪnd nˈæt wˈɛst bˈæŋk.
When Coutts' parent company, National Provincial Bank, merged with Westminster Bank in 1968, he joined the board of the combined NatWest Bank.