Haydock Finance appoints broker relationship manager
UK-based SME asset finance provider Haydock Finance has appointed a broker relationship manager for the south west of England.
Carole Luck is an experienced finance professional, who prior to this position had been a broker relationship manager at Close Brothers Asset Finance since 2010.
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In her role at Haydock Finance, Luck will develop relationships with the company’s portfolio of partnership brokers and introducers.
Leasing Foundation elects board members, Thomas departs
The Leasing Foundation has changed its board members, with executive director Peter Thomas stepping down from his role as managing director.
Andrew Denton, co-founder of The Leasing Foundation and chief executive officer at Alfa Financial Software, will become chair of the board, replacing Carol Roberts, who will instead focus on diversity and inclusion.
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By GlobalDataThe following board positions have also been confirmed: Mike Randall (Simply, technology), Nathan Mollett (Metro Bank, young people), Graeme Chisholm (CBRC, young people), Jo Davis (Locke Lord, diversity and inclusion), Ian Isaac (Lombard, non-executive) and Gavin Wraith-Carter (Hitachi Capital, non-executive).
Simply hires to Scotland team
SME asset finance provider Simply has created a dedicated team to cover Scotland.
James Waterson will become regional sales manager. He has 28 years of experience in the finance industry, and has helped many Scottish businesses throughout his career.
Waterson focuses on specialist finance, such as renewable and alternative energy investments for Scottish farms, estates and SME business owners utilising technologies such as wind, biomass, solar and waste-to-energy projects.
Ross Pickburn has been hired as regional sales manager for Scotland. He has over 14 years of experience in asset finance, and six years in the motor trade. Pickburn’s focus is on the transport, construction, and agricultural sectors in Scotland.
William Devine will be broker development manager. Since joining Simply, Devine has worked with Scottish broker partners, and spent the last 17 years in the leasing, rental and asset finance space, working for a number of hard asset funders and brokers.
Hampshire Trust Bank names asset finance managing director
South Normanton-based financial services broker Midlands Asset Finance (MAF) has hired a director of vendor sales.
Covering the whole of the UK, David Cowe will oversee MAF’s vendor strategy and supplier partnership programme, which allows suppliers to provide finance to customers.
Joining from Econocom UK Technology Finance where he spent 14 years as a senior account manager, Cowe also previously worked for Lombard and HSBC.
Following rapid growth in 2018 which saw 10 new starters, Cowe is the second appointment of the year for MAF, growing the company headcount to 29.
Alphabet International appoints chief executive officer
Alphabet, the business mobility provider and fleet leasing subsidiary of BMW, has appointed a new chief executive officer to replace Norbert van den Eijnden, who will stand down at the beginning of July.
Incoming chief executive officer Marco Lessacher started his career at the BMW Group in 2007, and held various leadership positions, including at BMW Financial Services and Alphabet Germany.
Lessacher was formerly head of international corporate, direct and special sales at the BMW Group. In 2017, he took responsibility for BMW Group’s Financial Services business in Central and South-eastern Europe, and further developed the region with its 11 markets as chair of the board of BMW Austria Bank.
Close Brothers Asset Finance adds to Scotland team
Close Brothers Asset Finance has appointed an area sales manager to enhance the company’s presence in the north of Scotland, with a focus on Inverness and Moray.
Martin Mackenzie, a graduate of Close Brothers Asset Finance’s Sales Academy programme, rejoins after three years away building his motor sales experience, where he specialised in cars and LCVs.
BNP Paribas LS makes senior appointments
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK has appointed a lead for its broker team, and made a series of promotions.
Alongside Tim Pulleyn’s appointment as head of broker, Paul Baker has been promoted to head of food and agriculture and Alun Davies to head of construction and logistics.
Pulleyn will be responsible for managing BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ network of brokers across multiple sectors. Pulleyn was most recently head of structured finance and asset management at Metro Bank. Prior to that, he held positions at PEAC Finance, Aldermore Bank, Hitachi Capital UK and HSBC Bank.
Baker has over 32 years of experience in the agriculture sector, with 12 years spent at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.
