Hope Capital makes raft of promotions

Hope Capital has promoted Charlie Gregory to the position of  senior business development manager (BDM) having been a BDM previously.

He will continue to support clients in London and the South and have more strategic direction involvement in the sales team and overall business.

Gregory previously worked at TFG Capital as a BDM and has also worked at Market Finance Solutions and Fleet Mortgages as a BDM and telephone BDM respectively.

Andy Bate and Ryan Peers have been promoted to senior underwriters, having joined the firm in 2021 and 2022 respectively.

Bate previously worked at Serco and Investec, and Peers held roles at Diligenta, ChargePoint Technology and New Street Consulting Group.

Hammad Abbasi will move from underwriting coordinator to underwriter and will make key decisions on applications progress deals through to completion. Abbasi previously worked at Autarky Capital and 978 Bridging.

Hope Capital: ‘Plans to grow team’

Hope Capital added that it “plans to continue to grow its team significantly in 2024”.

Jonathan Sealey (pictured), CEO at Hope Capital, said: “All of these promotions are thoroughly deserved. Charlie, Andy, and Ryan all know the business inside and out and have shown complete dedication and commitment to their roles.

“Although Hammad is a more recent appointment, he too has shown a real commitment to the role and company, which is why we have no doubt he is ready to step up to an Underwriter position.

“Each promotion will enable us to continue to grow and build even stronger relationships with our brokers, stakeholders, and so forth, as we continue to identify further opportunities for expansion in the market.”

Sealey continued: “Investing in the team is central to our ethos. Not only have we made a number of promotions in recognition of the hard work and dedication which has been demonstrated, but the decision to grow the team even further is something we’re really passionate about as the new year commences.

“We’re experiencing an extremely successful time as a business, with significant growth in enquiries and completions. By strengthening the team, we hope this will result in us achieving even more milestones in the future.”

In November, Specialist Lending Solutions reported that Hope Capital had secured a £25m funding line with Shawbrook.