Our Team

With a career spanning more than 15 years across commercial banking in both frontline and strategic head office roles, Kevin spearheads the management as the Lending Products and Propositions Manager. He is responsible for the continuous development of our lending products, processes, services and IT platforms, ensuring the best-in-class service and product offering for our customers.

With over 30 years of experience in commercial banking, Darren has expert knowledge of the local geography, being a born and bred Manchester man, and has unparalleled expertise in providing tailored lending solutions for investment property specialist SMEs to meet the individual needs of the modern customer.

Michael has more than 25 years of experience in commercial banking, specialising in SME customers investing in real estate and property. Having worked for a number of different lenders & banks in the UK and abroad, Michael applies a dedicated and customer-centric approach, thereby achieving the best individual and tailored lending solutions to meet customer needs.

Following qualifying as a Chartered Management Accountant, Ellie has over 12 years of banking experience that spans both sides of the Lending and Underwriting roles. Ellie specialises in finance for trading businesses and is committed to providing bespoke lending solutions to meet the unique needs of our customers.

With more than 15 years of experience in commercial banking, working for both global banks and new start-up challenger banks and lenders alike, Amarron is an expert in providing individually tailored lending solutions to his customers. With a specialism for trading businesses, Amarron understands each borrower and is a real advocate for customers looking for bespoke financing solutions that match their needs.

With over 30 years of experience in customer-facing commercial relationship banking, Jayne provides crucial support to our SME customers and Lending Directors, providing them unique and unparalleled service throughout the entire customer lifecycle. She’s got a proven track record of delivering only the very best customer experience and service.

Sue has more than 16 years in corporate and commercial banking, most recently with several new challenger banks, providing specialist and tailored service. Sue plays a vital role in supporting our lending teams and delivering best-in-class service to our customers. She is our lending process & procedure subject matter expert, driving the continuous development and improvement of our services.