D&D hires broker manager, promotes Jerome in expansion drive

Canadian-owned SME lessor D&D Leasing UK Ltd has appointed new BrokerManager Peter Walters to its team, as well as promoting Brian Jerome tothe role of UK Head of Business.Walters has previously worked at Barclays Asset Finance, One WorldLeasing and Alliance & Leicester, before a recent stint working directlywith SMEs delivering "value services outside the asset finance market".His experience stands him in good stead at D&D which, since beingestablished in January 2009, has focused on smaller ticket transactions,largely in the SME sector.According to new Head of Business Brian Jerome, whose work has recentlytaken on an international element via work with D&D's Canadian business,the addition of Walters comes as part of the company's plan to expandits "hands on" business in the next few months.