Short term lender Drawbridge Finance has appointed Matt Smith to the newly created role of credit manager.

He joins Drawbridge from Link Lending where he held the position of underwriting manager. Prior to Link Lending, he worked in various credit and underwriting roles at Money Partners and group.

Jonathan Samuels, CEO of Drawbridge Finance, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Matt to the Drawbridge Finance team and have no doubt he will be a great asset as we look to capitalise on a stabilising Mortgage Market. Drawbridge is setting out its stall to be the leading force in the specialist lending space and this will be the first of a number of key appointments we intend to make in the next few weeks.”””