Aspen Bridging has appointed Rory Cleary (pictured) as its head of sales, where he will be responsible for developing lender’s relationships with brokers and networks.
The firm is aiming to target 30 per cent or more year-on-year loan book growth.
Cleary was most recently senior business development manager at MT Finance for around two years and, before that, was a business development manager at Precise Mortgages for London for over four years.
Jack Coombs, director at Aspen Bridging, said: “Rory is undoubtedly one of the specialist finance industry’s best, to have him join Aspen is a real red-letter day in our history and reaffirms our excellent position which sees us poised for future growth in the marketplace.”
Cleary added: “I am excited to be joining Aspen, the company has achieved remarkable results since its inception in 2017 and the people, customer service philosophy and technology are all second-to-none.
“We have exciting growth plans for 2024 and beyond, I will be developing a first-rate sales team and look forward to seeing new and familiar faces at the FP Show and in the coming months.”
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