Midlands-based business advisory and accountancy firm PKF Smith Cooper has announced six promotions in its Derby, Nottingham and Birmingham offices, as the award-winning firm invests in team talent across service lines and continues to build its regional and national reputation. The promoted team members are Megan Whiley (tax manager), Tom Joy (corporate finance senior manager), […]
The UK’s largest independent invoice financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the appointment of Stephen Hand as UK head of sales to boost its support for SMEs across the country. Stephen joins BFS with 20 years’ experience in financial services and 13 years working in Lloyds Banking Group within commercial finance for SMEs. He […]
Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance continues to grow its sales team by appointing Ronnie Stokes as a regional director to further strengthen its presence in Scotland. Ronnie has over 24 years’ experience in invoice finance and banking and for the last 5 years has been working as a corporate development manager focussing on structuring and […]
East Yorkshire-based One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) is continuing its impressive expansion plans after the launch of a new invoice financing company and a doubling in the size of its team. Since the SME funding specialist was founded seven years ago, it has enjoyed sustained profitable growth UK-wide which has provided the platform for OSBF […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Adam Ware as a business development director in its growing Structured Property Finance division. Adam joins UTB from Hilltop Credit Partners where he was vice president, head of origination and prior to that was a senior manager at Octane Capital. He has considerable experience across a variety of commercial […]
Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital (Assetz) has added to its growing origination team with the appointment of relationship director John McDonnell. Based in Cheshire and covering the North West and North Wales, John joins Assetz with a variety of business development and financial services roles under his belt, showcasing strong experience in the technical aspects […]
Specialist lending firm SoMo | Bridging has promoted Jade Keval to the position of sales director to help keep pace with the firm’s growth. Jade is already taking strides leading the company towards hitting a target lend of £75m before the close of 2022, alongside further strengthening the sales team’s relationship with its broker network. […]
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Andrew Dignum as lending firector for the North West within its development finance division. He brings over 10 years’ experience in the development finance sector, following a long and successful career at NatWest. Andrew joined NatWest in Manchester as a graduate in 2009, where he undertook […]
SIA Group has looked to further strengthen its leadership team with the appointment of asset-based lending industry veteran Paul Beveridge as a non-executive, underpinning the Group’s ambitious plans for growth. Paul brings more than three decades of experience to the role, latterly as managing director of PNC Business Credit in the UK. Under Paul’s leadership, […]
Stanhope Financial Group, an Ireland-based global fintech company that provides businesses with a full suite of banking services, has boosted its senior management team following the company’s $10m Series A funding round. Payments industry veteran Rob Groombridge has been appointed as chief product officer, tasked with leading the group’s card and payments product offering. Groombridge brings […]
