Aldermore has appointed Ian Corbett to the newly created position of head of specialist credit.

Corbett (pictured) brings over 25 years of financial services experience to Aldermore with particular expertise in agricultural and SME underwriting.

He joins from Investec Asset Finance, where he held the position of senior manager of credit & risk. Previously, he spent over 10 years working at ING Lease.

Corbett said: “Aldermore is an ambitious and dynamic organisation and I’m very excited about the role I can play in contributing to their future success.

“The asset finance team at Aldermore has a great reputation for client service and they have a clear desire to support British businesses. I look forward to helping the team meet the lending needs of SMEs across a number of sectors and to working closely with its first class intermediary network.”

Carl D’Ammassa, managing director of Asset Finance at Aldermore, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Ian to the team at Aldermore. His appointment affirms our commitment to supporting UK businesses and reflects the growing demand we are seeing for asset finance from an ever increasing range of sectors.

“In 2013 Aldermore’s asset finance team lent over £600 million to UK SMEs, Ian will play a fundamental role in helping us to continue and expand upon our success. I am confident he will help us to support an even greater number of SMEs, from a broader range of sectors.”