Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has made three new appointments to its property finance team.
Lewis Ashford (pictured) has joined the bank as senior business development manager for the South West region. He previously worked for The Co-operative Bank, where he held a number of roles over the past 15 years, including business development and relationship management, specializing in trading and commercial businesses.
Emma Harris joins as relationship manager focused on the Yorkshire market. She has a wealth of market knowledge in both real estate lending and asset finance, having previously worked for Synergi Finance. Her varied career also included 15 years in London where she led a specialist sales team.
Victoria Pearce has been appointed business development manager for the Midlands. She has almost 23 years of experience in the industry and started her career at Santander before moving to Aldermore. During her career she has specialized in all aspects of private, commercial and specialist lending.
Jayne Follows, head of property finance at Cambridge & Counties, commented: “Property finance remains core to the bank’s business model, and these three new appointments demonstrate how deeply the bank remains committed to the market.”