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London, United Kingdom

Specialist Asset Finance brings a professional and dynamic approach to asset finance. By working with an extended network of pension backed funds and new start banks/funders, as well as the established lenders, we are able to bring new capital and flexibility to our customers' needs.Products include: (i) traditional asset finance (ii) stocking plans (iii) raising funds for complex projects and challenging situations (iv) invoice finance and (v) various loan types. We provide… Show more Specialist Asset Finance brings a professional and dynamic approach to asset finance. By working with an extended network of pension backed funds and new start banks/funders, as well as the established lenders, we are able to bring new capital and flexibility to our customers' needs.Products include: (i) traditional asset finance (ii) stocking plans (iii) raising funds for complex projects and challenging situations (iv) invoice finance and (v) various loan types. We provide both one off financing solutions and run finance procurement programmes for large corporates, ensuring that the process is fair, transparent and satisfies governance requirements. Year on year there is a growing demand for asset finance as a primary funding line. In addition, we believe that some sectors suffer from a lack of funders that properly understand their customers businesses and that they could be better supported by their lenders.SAF aim to fill some of these gaps by supplying new/additional money to meet these needs. With many decades of industry experience, the SAF team understand the specific challenges and needs of the various sectors and know how to optimise transaction structures to help both borrowers and lenders obtain the best overall funding solutions.We work with a wide and diverse range of institutions and also provide consultative and strategic advice to lending community. See www.specialistaf.com Show less

London, United Kingdom

Heading a group of Asset Finance businesses including Rail, Commercial Aviation, Commercial Marine, Utility Helicopters, Receivables Finance and a general multi product/multi asset class unit.Previous responsibilities also include the running of a successful SME leasing and asset finance business under the Lombard brand.Experience includes: Extensive SME, Corporate and Public Sector exposure in a variety of commercial, risk and operational roles. A wide range of… Show more Heading a group of Asset Finance businesses including Rail, Commercial Aviation, Commercial Marine, Utility Helicopters, Receivables Finance and a general multi product/multi asset class unit.Previous responsibilities also include the running of a successful SME leasing and asset finance business under the Lombard brand.Experience includes: Extensive SME, Corporate and Public Sector exposure in a variety of commercial, risk and operational roles. A wide range of product knowledge including structured solutions, RCFs, loans, HP and receivables funding, along with Contract Hire and Leasing. Solutions tailored to meet customers' needs including liquidity risk management, interest rate hedging and capital planning. The setting of asset and credit risk appetite for the business. The development of the first version of the business's LGD regulatory capital models and subsequent reviews of our return models including RAROE/RoRAC. Tailoring facilities to optimise returns using regulatory capital models. Lending across all principal asset classes as well as those set out above, including cars/vans, trucks/trailers, buses/coaches, yellow metal, manufacturing and green energy related products.Enhancing returns through residual value positions and bespoke transactions structures. Show less

South East/London

Managing the Lombard SME and Corporate leasing book whilst also setting sector and asset strategies for all lending products. The role also encompassed the running of several operational and portfolio management teams and the setting of Lombard product, asset and sector risk appetite.Extensive Corporate, SME and Public Sector experience. Responsibilities included:- Setting of RV, asset and credit risk appetite- Development of LGD capital models by asset… Show more Managing the Lombard SME and Corporate leasing book whilst also setting sector and asset strategies for all lending products. The role also encompassed the running of several operational and portfolio management teams and the setting of Lombard product, asset and sector risk appetite.Extensive Corporate, SME and Public Sector experience. Responsibilities included:- Setting of RV, asset and credit risk appetite- Development of LGD capital models by asset class- Stress testing models and reporting Value at Risk (VaR)- Monitoring and reporting limits- Setting pricing strategies - Running a range of large and mid sized operational functions- Leading the Portfolio Management function and securing mandates and undertaking capital planning exercisesExperience across all principal asset classes and customer sectors. Show less

South East/London

The role entailed the structuring of SME and Corporate Asset Finance transactions across all principal sectors. Key products included Operating Leasing, Finance Leasing, HP and loans.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Leading a team providing advice and undertaking Business and Industrial Asset acquistions, sales and investments at Weatherall Green & Smith (since acquired by BNP Paribas). Key clients included Banks, Asset Finance houses and Leasing Companies along with a range of mid and large Corporates.

Diploma In Lending Skills

Mrics, Chartered Surveyor

Beng (Hons), Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rugby and general sports/outdoor activities.