Aspen Bridging has appointed Steve Gregory as its first southern region business development manager (BDM).

Covering south London, South East and South West regions, Gregory (pictured) will be responsible for creating closer face-to-face relationships with his existing network and building new partnerships to maximise opportunities created by the lender’s new 2022 rates and product card and bridge-to-let product.

Gregory joins from Castle Trust where he worked as a BDM from July 2018 to February 2022, before which he was business development executive for South East London and the South East from July 2016 to July 2018.

He will report to Aspen’s head of sales, Ian Miller-Hawes, who said: “Steve comes with huge experience in the bridging and bridge-to-let sectors and has already built great relationships with intermediaries in the South.

“As a business we have ambitious growth targets and now is the time to start putting professionals in regions who can service brokers locally as well as boost our profile, given his reputation for delivery he will be a massive asset over the coming years.”