Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital have added to their growing origination team with the appointment of experienced finance professional David Hehir. David’s appointment follows a raft of recent hires as the lender targets ambitious growth plans for the next few years. David, based in the West Midlands, joins from Allied Irish Bank (AIB) where he […]
Watts Commercial Finance has further expanded their team, appointing James Weaver as commercial manager. James joins the team from Lloyds where he spent over 13 years within the business with the last 7 years in commercial banking. During this time, James helped hundreds of SME businesses and corporates across the South Wales region to realise […]
Manchester-based venture capital firm Praetura Ventures has made five new hires to its team of investment experts, including GC Angels’ Jessica Jackson, as it bolsters its team to support growing demand for VC funding. Jess joins Praetura Ventures as an investment manager, and will dedicate her extensive experience to strengthening the firm’s commitment to providing […]
Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Sarah Wilkinson as chief operating officer. Sarah will join Virgin Money from Thomson Reuters, where she is the chief information officer and head of TR Labs, Thomson Reuters’ technology research and innovation centres worldwide. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Sarah was CEO of NHS Digital, responsible for systems […]
Nucleus Commercial Finance has strengthened its business development team with the appointment of Bilal (Billy) Hussain. Following successful roles at both Santander and CYBG as business development manager, and with almost a decade worth of experience within the financial and professional services industry, Billy has expertise in overseeing and delivering significant growth among both SME […]
Ashman, the new entrant bank, has appointed Matt Cowan as chief financial officer (CFO). The bank, which has raised over £17.5m in funding to date, has plans to scale-up over the coming years as it rolls-out its proposition for SMEs in the commercial real estate sector, once full regulatory approval is received. In his role […]
ECI Partners, the leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, today announces that it has expanded its commercial team with new Associate, Mia Smith. Mia is ECI’s sixth new hire in the last 12 months, representing a 20% increase in investment professionals. ECI’s commercial team works with portfolio companies, offering hands-on-support to management teams from day […]
Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, today announces that seasoned payments expert Marion King has joined its Board of Directors. Marion King boasts extensive experience in the payments and financial services industries. She joined NatWest in 2015 as director of payments, where she spent seven years setting and executing […]
Azzurro Law, a specialist commercial debt collection and legal recoveries firm, has appointed Brendan Clarkson FCICM as its new client services director to support the business as it further expands its range of scalable legal services to third-party corporations. Having started his career with Bank of Scotland, Brendan joins with more than 25 years’ experience […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Sundeep Patel to the key role of director of bridging, with a mandate to significantly grow the Bank’s short term lending business. Sundeep, who is currently on ‘gardening leave’ will take up his new role in November 2022. Sundeep is a highly experienced and well-known figure who has worked […]
