Aldermore Bank has appointed Andrew Johnson as regional sales manager.

He will be responsible for the North West Region of Aldermore’s invoice finance business.

Johnson will be based in Aldermore’s Manchester office and will report to regional sales director, Martine Catton.

He will have responsibility for liaising with business owners and finance brokers based in the North West of England.

Johnson spent 15 years in retail banking with HSBC, then moved to the invoice finance market where he has worked for Close Invoice Finance, Positive Cashflow Finance and more recently Bibby Invoice Discounting, where he was responsible for negotiating larger invoice finance deals.

He said: “I’m delighted to be joining Aldermore Invoice Finance, which has a strong reputation here in the North West. It’s great to be part of such a dynamic team in an area that I know so well.”

Catton added: “I would like to welcome Andrew to the team and wish him every success for the future. He has considerable experience of the invoice finance market and will be able to make an immediate impact in the North West region.”