Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Secure Trust Bank, has announced the appointment of Carl Pykett as its new senior portfolio director. Carl brings over two decades of corporate finance and restructuring experience to the role, where he will work closely with key portfolio stakeholders to assist clients […]
Translink Corporate Finance UK is pleased to announce the appointment of two corporate finance executives, Alex Archer and Lauren Woodward. Based at the firm’s Leeds and Sheffield offices, Alex and Lauren will contribute their expertise to support the delivery of Translink’s cross-border deals. Alex brings five years’ audit and assurance experience from a large regional […]
Metro Bank has appointed Paul Gaynor and Louise Molloy as commercial lending directors within the North-West region. Paul Gaynor has 36 years’ banking experience and has spent the last two decades working in corporate and commercial lending, most recently at NatWest. Paul’s new role at Metro Bank will see him based out of the Bank’s Manchester store where […]
Aspen Bridging has announced planned lending of £250m in 2025, representing book growth of 25%, and appointed four alumni to its Graduate Recruitment Scheme (GRS), its largest single intake to date. Toby Long joins as a trainee credit analyst having achieved a First in BSc Mathematics from Bristol University, and he will be using his […]
Sale-based accounting and business advisory firm Harold Sharp Limited has announced the promotion of Amie Wilson and Fred Norman to director. The move reinforces its leadership team at a pivotal moment in the firm’s ambitious growth journey. The strategic appointments come as Harold Sharp, headquartered in Sale, continues to expand its presence across the North-West. […]
DF Capital, a Manchester-based specialist bank, is pleased to announce the expansion of its leisure team with the appointment of two new members to support the Group’s expanding customer base and the strong demand in this sector. The DF Capital Leisure team is headed up by managing director, Ian Martin, and looks after 45 manufacturers […]
Clive Owen LLP, one of the North’s leading independent accountancy and business advisory firms, has embarked on an exciting new chapter in its 42-year history after announcing a seamless transition in leadership. Experienced and longstanding partners Simon Hook and Kevin Shotton will take on the role of joint managing partners as Gary Ellis, who has […]
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has strengthened its specialist mortgages business development team with the appointment of Alex Klimcke as business development executive (BDE), further expanding its broker-facing team. Alex joins from Novellus Finance, where he was business development manager, bringing valuable experience in specialist finance. His appointment reflects HTB’s continued investment in expertise, ensuring brokers […]
Embedded finance specialist, Weavr, has appointed Jon Burrell as its new deputy CEO. With extensive experience across banking and fintech, Jon is ideally positioned to drive Weavr’s growth ambitions in 2025 and beyond. As deputy CEO, Jon joins to accelerate the company’s next phase of growth, using his extensive experience in scaling financial services businesses […]
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has appointed Mark Crawford as a director in its business transformation team. With over 26 years’ experience in operations consulting, Mark joins RSM from EY, where he spent six years growing the firm’s industrial products sector. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at PwC in the […]
