Specialist lender Together has strengthened its Midlands sales team with a senior appointment as it continues to expand its support for brokers and professional introducers.
Philip Ryan has joined the lender as corporate sales director for the East and West Midlands, bringing close to 20 years’ experience across corporate banking and financial services.
In the role, Ryan will focus on building Together’s profile across the region and promoting its specialist lending solutions to brokers and intermediaries. Together is headquartered in Cheadle, Greater Manchester and has a loan book of £8bn.
Ryan joins from Bank of China, where he spent more than seven years in corporate sales, working across real estate and corporate finance solutions. He previously worked at Western Union International Bank as a corporate hedging manager.
UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES
Ryan says: “At Together, I will have the chance to drive opportunities, working closely with our existing corporate sales manager in the East and West Midlands region, to really spread the message about how our lending can help unlock opportunities for customers to achieve their property ambitions.
“The business has a genuine appetite to lend to entrepreneurial clients, and I will be building strong professional relationships with introducers such as commercial property agents, accountants, solicitors and debt advisors, to replicate the success Together has seen in other regions, helping to achieve our vision to be the UK’s most valued lender.”
WIDE RANGE
Together’s corporate team provides funding including bridging loans, semi-commercial and commercial mortgages, typically between £1m and £20m, to support property acquisitions, refinancing and capital raising for business growth.
Mark Eastwood, director of corporate sales at Together, says: “Philip will be a fantastic addition to our corporate team. He has a wealth of expertise and experience and, importantly, shares our commitment to removing barriers to lending by understanding the specific needs of individual borrowers’ circumstances.
“We’re delighted that he has chosen to join Together and he will undoubtedly be a great asset to the business as we continue to grow our loan book.”
