Wheeler has 35 years’ experience in finance and banking, 17 of which were spent in the short-term lending sector.

He set up Omni Capital as sales director alongside Century CEO Paul Munford in 2010.

Munford said he was “thrilled” to be working with Wheeler again. “His experience and knowledge of the industry will be a great asset to Century am I am sure he will only bring us further success,” he said.

Head of lending Nick Hilton added: “John’s enthusiasm and understanding of our clientele and their requirements is invaluable to us and we are very pleased to welcome him to the team.”