Octane Capital, the fast-growing, third generation, buy-to-let, bridging, and development exit lender, has hired a heavyweight as its head of key accounts and internal sales. Richard Keen joins Octane Capital this week and will focus on developing the internal sales and specialist buy-to-let BDM teams, both of which will report to him. Richard’s background in […]
Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, has opened a new office in Beaconsfield to consolidate its Buckinghamshire operations in a single locatIon. The existing Amersham, Bourne End and High Wycombe offices will close, and staff from those offices will all move to the new Beaconsfield site in Burnham Yard, London […]
PKF GM has announced the appointment of Stratford Hamilton. Stratford joins as a director in the London team specialising in contentious insolvency. Stratford is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner a member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and the Fraud Advisory Panel He has spent over two decades undertaking personal and corporate insolvency appointments […]
Assetz Capital has promoted two staff members to relationship director – Portfolio to strengthen its growing origination team in the North. Sarah Ellison has been promoted from relationship support manager, having joined Assetz Capital in March 2021. In her new role, Sarah will work alongside relationship director Lucie Martin, helping to maintain existing customer relationships […]
Reward Finance Group is continuing with its ambitious UK expansion plan with the opening of a Scottish office, led by hugely experienced business finance specialist, Brian Machray. Brian joins the alternative funder from Allied Irish Bank where he headed up a division specialising in finance for manufacturing and industrial sectors. During his career he has […]
Accountants, business, legal and financial advisers has strengthened its legal services team with the appointment of experienced private client solicitor Taynia Pemberton. Taynia joined the firm on 25 January. Taynia brings to Kreston Reeves considerable experience and expertise in wills, probate, trusts, succession, long term care planning, powers of attorney and securing the interests of […]
Yorkshire and Derbyshire’s leading accountancy firm, BHP, has bolstered its pensions audit and assurance team with the appointment of audit director Claire Millington. Claire brings to BHP over 14 years’ audit experience with big 4 and mid-tier firms. She will be utilising her specialist pension expertise to assist a client base of over 70 and […]
Castle Trust Bank has recruited Anna Lewis as director of proposition & strategy to help drive the bank’s ongoing development of its specialist buy-to-let and development finance propositions. Anna, who joins from Hampshire Trust Bank where she was head of new business, has nearly 18 years’ experience in intermediary mortgages, having previously held roles at […]
British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), the specialist bank for African markets, has appointed Isabella Pateman as its new chief risk officer (CRO), pending regulatory approval. With diverse experience across international banking, enterprise risk management, and governmental organisations, her expertise is a valuable addition to BACB’s executive committee. She will report directly to CEO Eddie Norton. […]
ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has announced today the appointment of Neil Patel as a new senior director, focussing on funding for sponsor backed businesses. Neil brings a wealth of experience within the banking and finance industry, having previously worked at KPMG, Lloyds, and GE Capital Acquisition Finance. He joins ThinCats […]
