Aldermore has made four further appointments to its senior asset finance team.

Sean Jones joins as Head of Broker Sales from Hitachi Capital, where he was a sales manager. Previously, he had been at ING Lease for 20 years.

Lee Rhodes joins Aldermore Asset Finance to lead its Structured Finance department. He joins the team from Investec, having previously been at ING Lease for a decade.

Kevin Tonge is also joining after a decade at ING Lease and moves into Aldermore’s technical commercial support.

Finally, Tim Biddle joins Aldermore from Siemens Financial Services as a Business Development Manager.

The recruitment drive forms part of Aldermore’s commitment to support SMEs even further in 2014, aiming to lend £750 million over the course of the year.

Carl D’Ammassa, managing director for Asset Finance at Aldermore, said: “The Asset Finance team at Aldermore has grown significantly recently in terms of both size and quality. If we want to cement our position as a leader in the market then continuing to enhance our team of industry-leading experts is absolutely crucial so that we can provide the best possible service for our customers. These appointments speak further to that strategy.

“Funding is still limited for British SMEs at the moment; however at Aldermore we are determined to support small businesses up and down the country as they seek to grow as the economy recovers.”