Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Lorenzo Satchell as head of sales within its bridging division.
Satchell (pictured) has over 30 years’ experience in the property finance sector and joins HTB from Together, where he was most recently specialist key account manager for London and the South East of England. During his 12 years at Together, he also held the positions of regional key account manager for London and the South East and commercial underwriting specialist.
During his long career in the sector Satchell has working for a range of specialist lenders and packagers. In his new role, he will oversee and drive forward the sales team, including growing the headcount over the next 12 months. He will be responsible for driving short-term bridging finance originations via the intermediary market to HTB.
Satchell said: “I am excited to be joining HTB and being reunited with Jamie Jolly – I very much enjoyed working with him closely in the past and am looking forward to continuing where we left off.
“The bank has truly developed their bridging proposition over the past year and I hope we can bang our drum even more going into 2023 – we’ll certainly have plenty of success to talk about. I look forward to being out on the road from day one, talking to our key partners about our bridging proposition.”
Jamie Jolly, director of bridging, Hampshire Trust Bank, added: “I’m incredibly pleased to welcome Lorenzo to Hampshire Trust Bank. We wanted someone with an exceptional level of experience, who really understands the broker community and has incredibly strong relationships with the key introducers who operate within the space and we’ve got that in Lorenzo.
“I have personally always admired Lorenzo as a person, his approach and work ethic as well as his standing within the market. He is someone who will really bolster the team, will add massive value across all of our functions and is brilliant at communication and accountability.
“It’s a massive tick for me and I am hugely enthused and excited to witness Lorenzo stamp his own mark on the sales function and boost our relationships with our partners.”
