Together appoints new national development director

Cheadle-based specialist lender, Together, has announced the appointment of Joanne Fletcher as National Development Director at the business.

Joanne joined the lender in April and will support the company’s ambitious national growth plans, as it looks to grow its loan book to £5 billion over the next five years.

As National Development Director, Joanne will take responsibility for building a network of former corporate and commercial bankers to introduce Together to other businesses and enhance the lender’s brand throughout the country. She joins Together after over thirty years with high-street bank, NatWest. Joanne Fletcher said of her appointment:

“I’m excited to be joining Together at such a pivotal time not only for the group but for the specialist lending industry.

“There is currently a gap in the provision of property finance to would-be borrowers such as SMEs as well as property operators and investors and Together has always had a ‘can-do’ attitude when it comes to successfully navigating often complex commercial finance deals, so is in a great place to fill this gap.

“We’ve already created a network of introducers who have a huge amount of experience and strong relationships with commercial customers across the UK and are looking to build on this through further investing in our programme. This network will involve former commercial and corporate bankers who really understand Together’s brand and can go out into the market place and build connections, so it makes perfect common sense to tap into their expertise.”

Joanne will report to Together’s Head of Professional Sector, Sean Williams; he said:

“It’s great to be able to welcome Joanne to maximise opportunities in line with our ambitious five-year growth strategy. Her reputation and background speak for themselves, and we believe her passion for the industry will really drive forward our business by delivering flexible finance which meets the ambitions of new corporate and professional clients up and down the country.”