Specialist commercial finance brokerage, BIZL, strengthens team with senior commercial banker
Next generation commercial finance brokerage, BIZL, have headhunted experienced commercial banker, Imran Raja, to expand its reach and sector experience. Leaving his position as relationship director within Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking, Raja joins BIZL as a commercial finance broker covering London and the Home Counties.
The strategic hire aims to strengthen BIZL’s offering within key sectors – healthcare, franchise and wholesale. With nearly two decades of sector specialist relationship management experience from leading commercial banks – RBS and Santander – Raja’s appointment is set to bolster BIZL’s position across these sectors.
Josh Greenway, BIZL’s managing director, commenting on the appointment said, “Bringing Imran into the team is a real win for the business. He is highly credible and experienced, which goes to show our commitment to providing a market-leading commercial finance offering.
“We’re serious about innovating in this market, simplifying commercial finance and acting with integrity. Imran is an exciting addition to help us towards achieving these aims.”
Imran Raja adds, “Having spent many years making a difference to small and medium-sized businesses within high street banks I’ve been looking to the future. BIZL as a company is ambitious to make a real difference to SMEs and is really well-equipped to help businesses in a more meaningful way than any individual lender can. I’m excited to see what we can achieve together in 2021 and beyond.”