Aldermore has appointed Derek Davidson as its lending manager for Scotland to help support “continued growth plans” for the region.
The lender said that it was aiming to grow both intermediary and direct channels in Scotland, and it would providing lending facilities like commercial mortgages, owner occupied loans and residential and commercial investment.
Davidson previously worked at Bank of Scotland for over 16 years, most recently as broker development director for SME and mid corporate banking for around two years.
Prior to that he worked at Clydesdale Bank for around eight years, initially as an electronic banking manager and then as a business partner managing a portfolio of SME clients in north London.
Graham Ritchie, head of commercial mortgages at Aldermore, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Derek to the lending team. With his extensive experience in commercial banking, our Scottish growth plans will be in great hands.”
Davidson said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Aldermore at such an exciting time where there’s so much opportunity.
“I’m looking forward to helping build on the existing expertise we have and focusing on higher value and more complex transactions, creating a very powerful offering to our marketplace in Scotland.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
