The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has confirmed Roma’s Scott Marshall will be joining Benson Hersch and the newly-appointed board for another year.
Alongside Marshall, the new board, which usually expects members to sit for two years and begins tenure on 1 September 2017, will include:
Adrian Bloomfield, Barton Bridging Capital
Brian West, Central Bridging
Emma Ryan, Amicus Finance
Gavin Diamond, United Trust Bank
James Bloom, Masthaven Bank
Benson Hersch, CEO of the ASTL, said: “On this occasion as the committee was short of one member, Scott Marshall of Roma Finance has agreed to remain on the board for an additional year even though he has already completed his statutory two-year stint.”
He added: “I am confident that the new executive committee will continue to work to raise standards within the ASTL and its wider membership, while also increasing awareness of the value of bridging and the short term secured lending market.”
He offered thanks to Jonathan Sealey, CEO of Hope Capital, and Jon Hall, managing director at Masthaven, for their two years of service.
The trade body’s membership stands at a record 37 members and 30 associate members.
Victoria Hartley is contributing editor at Mortgage Solutions, Specialist Lending Solutions, Your Money and Your Mortgage at London-based publishing company AE3 Media.
She has an MA in Radio from Goldsmiths after gaining a 2:1 in a Comparative American Studies BA at Warwick University. She also holds a TEFL qualification and taught overseas in Mexico and Japan from 1994 to 1997.
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Previous roles include editorships of Mortgage Solutions, consumer title What Mortgage and trade title Credit Today as well as a stint freelancing for a variety of outlets including The Guardian and Which? Money.