SME commercial finance provider, IGF, has announced the appointment of senior hires across the UK.

Maxine Hennessy has joined as ABL director for Thames Valley and South East, Stephanie Kinney as regional sales director for IGF’s invoice finance business, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland, and Simon Jacobs as head of portfolio for the ABL side of the business.

Responsible for developing new business leads across the Thames Valley, South and West regions, Hennessy specialises in finance for growth, acquisitions and turnarounds. She joins IGF with over 20 years’ commercial finance experience, following ABL roles at Shawbrook, Centric Commercial Finance and Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance.

Joining from Bibby Financial Services after almost three years with the firm, Kinney’s background in business development will be key for her new position with IGF. Her role will primarily focus on sales and bringing in new business across the Scotland and Northern Ireland regions from IGF’s Scotland hub in Glasgow.

Looking after the development of the firm’s asset based lending portfolio, Jacobs will be based at IGF’s headquarters in Paddock Wood, Kent. He joins IGF with over 20 years of industry experience, following various roles across the ABL sector with Shawbrook, Centric Commercial Finance and GE. His role is to oversee the development and management of the ABL client portfolio and to ensure a “smooth transition” for IGF’s prospective customers once a lending line has been agreed.

John Onslow, IGF’s CEO, said: “Each of these individuals is bringing a wealth of industry experience to the firm. We firmly believe that finding the right people is integral to our business offering and we are confident that Maxine, Stephanie and Simon are in a strong position to bolster IGF’s existing strategy as we move into 2017.”