Recognise Bank has announced the expansion of its sales team by appointing four Lending Managers, enabling the bank to extend the team’s geographical reach across England, Wales and mainland Scotland.
Luke Beirne joins as Senior Lending Manager with Richard Winston, Ryan Kelly and Tom Ravenscroft joining as Lending Managers. All four will work directly with brokers to support new business enquiries, structure complex deals, and guide cases through to completion.
Luke has spent nearly two decades in banking, having worked for both high street and challenger banks including Lloyds Banking Group and Aldermore. Luke has extensive knowledge of commercial, buy-to-let and bridging lending, with a focus on supporting property investors and developers throughout his career.
Richard is an experienced property finance professional with a strong background in relationship management, business development, and credit assessment within the commercial banking and real estate lending spaces. His recent roles include as a Relationship Manager at both Signature Property Finance and Cynergy Bank. Prior to that, Richard held business development roles at Habito, Shawbrook Bank, Santander Corporate & Commercial Bank and HSBC.
Ryan has worked in specialist finance for ten years at Finance 4 Business starting as an administrative assistant and rising to become a case manager and then a commercial finance advisor before joining Recognise Bank.
Tom joins Recognise Bank after working as a broker covering all areas of property finance, particularly residential and buy-to-let. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Financial Crime Analyst across the retail banking sector.
Recognise Bank was founded in 2017 to provide lending and savings solutions designed around the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. The bank received its full banking licence in 2021 and has since grown its customer base across the UK.
Caroline Luxmore, Chief Commercial Officer at Recognise Bank, said:
“These Lending Manager appointments mark a significant period of growth for the Bank and means our lending team has grown by 66% in the last six months. With our broker panel growing by over 300% in the same period, these appointments enable us to support more brokers and their clients around the country.
“Luke, Richard, Ryan and Tom all bring with them a huge amount of sector and market experience which complements our existing team and expands our geographical reach. We’re excited to have them on board, and they will be pivotal as we develop our lending proposition.”
To learn more about Recognise Bank, visit: https://www.recognisebank.co.uk/brokers
