Hope Capital has added two business development managers (BDM) to its growing team, along with a finance coordinator to assist the finance director.
Charlie Gregory (furthest left) and Jamie Gillespie (furthest right) will join the lender’s sales team, with Gregory working as a BDM focusing on London and the South and Gillespie working as an internal BDM.
Gregory previously worked as a BDM in TFG Capital for just under a year. Before that he worked at Market Financial Solutions for around a year. He also worked at Fleet Mortgages for around two years as a telephone BDM.
Gillespie was previously a BDM at Elysium Bridging for just under a year and before that he held a similar role at MT Finance for just over a year. He also worked as a relationship manager at Seneca Bridging for around a year.
Charlotte Holt (middle) previously worked at Arc Hospitality Recruitment for under a year, and also held roles at Eden Support Services and Bright Skey Contracting.
Jonathan Sealey, chief executive of Hope Capital, said: “Hope Capital has been growing rapidly in the last year and we are delighted to welcome Charlie, Jamie, and Charlotte to the team. All three appointments will be fantastic additions and I look forward seeing them help grow the business and add value to our offering in their own individual ways.”
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.