Bath-based specialist small business lender 1pm has appointed Rebekah Middleton to the new role of head of hard asset in a move group said further demonstrated its commitment to investing in its people as well as driving growth across its portfolio of financial products.
Rebekah, pictured, has more than 20 years’ industry experience. In her new role at 1pm she takes responsibility for developing the hard asset new business drive from both broker-introduced and direct opportunities.
Her appointment follows the recently announced promotion of Joe Ralphs to head of soft asset (broker).
She has joined 1pm from Bibby Financial Services in Bedford, where she spent nearly five years as senior business development manager. She has also worked at Davenham Asset Finance and Close Brothers.
1pm, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, said Rebekah was equipped with a wealth of experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers and supporting their clients with innovative and creative asset-based funding solutions.
Rebekah said the team at 1pm had an excellent reputation for building strong relationships with their brokers and clients alike.
“In what continues to be challenging economic conditions, stepping up to this new role comes at a vital time and presents a great opportunity to inspire confidence and drive support in the UK SME market,” she added.
1pm head of asset finance Carol Roberts said Rebekah’s knowledge and expertise of the asset finance market would prove invaluable.
“We are confident that she will be a great addition to the team, with her proven track record of building long-lasting relationships with brokers and delivering creative funding solutions for their clients,” she added.
Established in 2006, 1pm provides a range of finance facilities to the SME sector spanning asset finance, commercial loans and vehicle finance through to invoice finance.
It recently became an accredited lender under the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) with the British Business Bank.
