Alpha Bridging has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Andy Stein as business development manager (BDM).

Stein is a business school graduate with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services market as an independent consultant with the Asset Protection International Group and latterly in business to business development roles for Barbour and Towergate Groups.

He will cover the South of England and West London for the Kent-based short term lender, and report to sales director Narinder Khattoare.

Khattoare said: “We are delighted to welcome Andy to the team. His extensive experience in the broker market is going to be invaluable in 2016, as Alpha Bridging continues to expand its reach among the intermediary community with our lending proposition. His role will be to develop existing relationships and develop new ones.

“Alpha Bridging has a strong proposition based on transparent and speedy access to funding and 2016 will see us offering fresh and exciting new products.”

Stein said: “I am pleased to be joining an up and coming lender like Alpha Bridging. The company is already developing a reputation for providing short term finance quickly and efficiently and I am looking forward to taking the Alpha message to the broker community in my area.”