Specialist lender Together has appointed Danielle Porter, Pall Thorarinsson and Jamie Grimshaw as business development directors to grow its footprint across the UK.
The trio will report to Sean Williams, head of the professional sector at Together.
Potter will work across the Manchester and Cheshire region, whilst Thorarinsson will be based in London. Grimshaw will cover Lancashire and Cumbria.
Potter joins from Handelsbanken, where she worked for around nine years in various manager roles, largely across property lending.
Thorarinson has over 15 years’ experience, including at Cynergy Bank and ICICI Bank.
Grimshaw has around 23 years’ experience in financial services, including at Natwest and FW Capital.
Williams said: “We’re incredibly pleased to welcome Danielle, Paul and Jamie to the Together team. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be a huge asset to our company.
“They will help us meet our ambitious growth aspirations by supporting even more individuals, businesses and their advisers with fast and flexible finance, tailored to their needs.”
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.
