Colenko has appointed Mark Marlow as head of sales for bridging and development.

Marlow (pictured) will be responsible for driving origination via the intermediary market, with a product range covering bridging, refurbishment and development finance. He will also be responsible for the growth of the sales team over the coming 12 months.

He has worked in the industry for over 20 years at PCF Bank, Oblix and HTB.

Colenko is a specialist lender offering bridging and development finance.

Rob Roscoe, CEO of Colenko, said: “We are really excited to have someone of Mark’s calibre and reputation join us for the next phase of expansion.

“Our proposition is built on expertise, speed and efficiency, and Mark has these qualities in abundance. We are very excited about the future with Mark on board.”

Marlow added: “I am delighted to be joining Colenko. The platform and operational efficiencies they have put in place are best in class, and I look forward to taking the short term finance proposition to the wider market.”