Haydock Finance has named Andy Taylor as sales director
Haydock Finance Limited has named Andy Taylor as sales director.
Andy Taylor who hails from Widnes has joined Haydock following a career which already spans over 20 years in asset based lending. He will report to John Jenkins, Haydock’s chief executive officer.
Andy’s career in the industry first began with NWS Bank Plc and includes stints with GE Capital Equipment Finance Ltd, over 13 years with market-leading ING Lease UK Ltd and more recently Hitachi Capital Business Finance where he was head of sales, responsible for broker, vendor, block discounting and stock finance. During his tenure at Hitachi, Andy was directly accountable for growing the Company’s own book from c£250m to well over £1bn.
In this new post, Andy will take responsibility for structuring Haydock’s national sales strategy which will underpin the Company’s ambitious growth plans brought about by private equity investment announced in 2018.
This strategy will involve further developing and improving current core broker offering and identifying, developing and executing strategic opportunities in structured finance. Capitalising on Haydock’s vast knowledge and experience in asset finance, the Company will also build a viable and competitive vendor offering.
John Jenkins, CEO, said: “We know that Andy’s wealth of expertise, industry knowledge and proven track record will enable him to develop a compelling sales strategy which will support our aggressive growth plans.”
Speaking of his appointment, Andy Taylor said: “I am tremendously excited by the challenge ahead to lead a sales team with huge ambitions for growth, whilst recognising and remembering what has historically made Haydock one of the most respected asset finance companies in the UK.”
