Specialist lender Catalyst has expanded its lending team with five new hires.

Appointments have been made across its credit, servicing and new business teams. The new hires are Danny Scoltock, Gareth Colston, Andrea Armillotta, Jaimee Coombes, and Jade Miave.

The new starters having worked for a variety of well-regarded lenders and intermediaries, including Equifnance, West One, TAB, Nationwide, The Mortgage Works, and Positive Lending.

Amy Rickman, head of servicing at Catalyst, said: “The role of servicing administrator is an important one, they support our borrowers during the redemption process. At Catalyst, we pride ourselves on putting our customers first, from issuing the initial terms until redemption of the facility.

“Servicing administrators need to be adaptable, pick-up tasks quickly, and support any borrowers who may be struggling to repay on time. Jaimee comes from a financial background, is keen to progress and has heaps of positivity, which make her a perfect addition to Catalyst.”

Anna Bennett, marketing director at Catalyst, added: “Over the last few months, we have appointed some fantastic new talent, meet our 2024 ‘fab five’! Each of our new starters will play an important role in Catalyst’s future growth.

“Danny and Gareth are highly experienced in specialist lending, we have worked alongside them for years and they’ve hit the ground running, bringing great lending and broker insight to the team. Andrea joins us with incredible knowledge of regulation and portfolio clients from his time at Nationwide and The Mortgage Works.

“Jaimee joins the servicing team, and we can already see her passion for customer service shine through. And Jade, who joins our credit team, is doing a great job ensuring loan applications progress smoothly to completion.

“We are thrilled to have them on board and look forward to watching their careers progress to the next level.”