Together has strengthened its presence in Yorkshire with the appointment of Lewis Hepworth as corporate sales director for the region.
The specialist lender has recruited Hepworth, who has more than a decade of experience in financial services, to support professional introducers and direct customers across Yorkshire.
Based within Together’s corporate team, Hepworth (pictured) will focus on larger transactions ranging from £1m to £20m, working with businesses and individuals seeking specialist funding solutions.
A native of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he joins Together from Handelsbanken, where he spent eight years in a variety of roles, most recently serving as a corporate manager covering Bradford and Halifax.
Prior to that, Hepworth worked as a portfolio executive at Reward Finance Group in Leeds and previously held a commercial real estate associate role at National Australia Bank.
At Together, which has a loan book of £8.4bn, he will report to Mark Eastwood, director of corporate sales.
Hepworth said: “My new role is focused around supporting both new and existing customers with their growth aspirations, as well as maintaining and developing strong relationships with introducers, to build Together’s professional network and profile.
“Yorkshire has always been a financial powerhouse, and its regional economy continues to show remarkable resilience, driven by entrepreneurial investors, developers and business leaders.
“Together already has a great reputation in the region for its common sense approach and flexible financial products which can be delivered at speed, and I’m looking forward to providing more clients with finance, unlocking new opportunities to help drive forward Yorkshire’s future economic growth.”
Eastwood said: “Lewis has the drive and determination to thrive in his new career at Together and we’re delighted to welcome him to the role of corporate sales director for Yorkshire.
“His experience and skills in relationship building mean he’s already developed a large network of clients and professional introducers and this will be of huge benefit to our business as he continues to grow Together’s brand throughout the region.
“There is huge demand in Yorkshire for well-capitalised and reliable lenders who can take a common sense and flexible approach to structuring the finance needed by entrepreneurial businesses to meet their property ambitions.”
