Optimum Finance welcomes yet another member to the team. Paul Green is the latest in a series of appointments as the invoice financier expands to better service its UK wide client base. Paul joins Optimum as the new regional director for the north, having previously held business development positions at RBS Invoice Finance. Paul’s knowledge […]
Skipton Business Finance has appointed Matt Shepherd as national sales and marketing director. Matt has spent over 20 years in the asset-based lending and invoice finance market, 14 of which have been in sales leadership roles. Starting at RBSIF, Matt led various business development teams in London and the South East for over eight years, […]
Manchester-headquartered law firm Leonard Curtis Legal has strengthened its corporate and commercial services team with the appointment of Paula Smith as director. With over 20 years top-flight legal experience advising SMEs and entrepreneurs in a wide variety of sectors, Paula will play a key role in growing Leonard Curtis Legal’s corporate and commercial division amongst […]
Ben Pitt is the latest recruit, joining the growing investment team as an investment associate at YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Reading, and is continuing to expand its team across the South. After spending the last four years with EY as a corporate finance executive, Ben takes […]
The appointment marks the third anniversary of the opening of the firm’s Birmingham office in 2018. The firm has seen significant growth in the region, with over £150m of client facilities now managed in the Midlands office. Colin joins the business from NatWest, where during his 32 years, he was responsible for establishing and growing […]
Hope Capital has announced a further boost to its sales team with the appointments of David Burford to support brokers throughout the South West of England and South Wales and Debbie Range, who will cover the North and Midlands of England and Scotland. A strong performance over the last year, and its ambitious plans for […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed James Masters to the newly created role of chief technology officer. James has many years’ experience working in technology in the financial services sector including roles with JPMorgan, F&C Asset Management and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Most recently James was the global head of corporate technology for Schroders Investment Management. UTB has […]
UK Finance has announced four new appointments to the UK Finance Board as of 1 July 2021. Matt Hammerstein, CEO of Barclays Bank UK; Lucy-Marie Hagues, CEO of Capital One UK; John Hourican, chief executive of NewDay Group; and Max Roberts, UK country lead for Stripe, have joined the Board. In line with the expiration […]
Leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats, has announced the hire of Talal Malghani for the role of director of corporate development. Talal joins from the NatWest Markets FIG Advisory Team, where he spent three years covering the UK and European Specialist Lending Sector. As part of his role, a particular area of focus […]
Apollo Business Finance (Apollo), a leading invoice financier, has appointed Angie Briggs to the role of business development manager. Angie will be responsible for leading the continued development of the firms’ presence working through introducers to help businesses access the funding they require. The appointment follows what has been a tumultuous year for businesses and […]
