Time Finance has announced the appointment of Michael Freebury as head of sales in its invoice finance team to drive business growth in Wales.

Freebury (pictured) has worked in the business finance sector for over 25 years. Starting his career as a business development manager at Bibby Financial Services, he worked alongside introducers to help UK business owners access invoice finance solutions.

he moved on to become a regional sales director at Close Brothers before returning to Bibby. In his most recent role as head of sales he was responsible for generating awareness of Bibby’s product offerings across the South Wales and South West regions of England.

Freebury said: “I’m excited to start the next stage of my career with Time Finance. They’re a well-established market player who have built a fantastic reputation over recent years for delivering excellent customer service levels and offering an extensive portfolio of funding options to introducers and clients.

“I’m looking forward to using my experience and connections to support the momentum that Time Finance is seeing in the market and using this to drive business growth throughout 2022 and beyond.”

Phil Chesham, head of invoice finance at Time Finance, added: “Over the last few months, we’ve witnessed a significant rise in demand for invoice finance, both from introducers and business owners, and off the back of that are continuing to invest in our presence across the UK.

“Michael’s appointment is an important part of our growth plan to continue bringing excellent talent into our firm and respond to the rise in demand for funding support. I’m confident that with Michael’s arrival we will be able to further bolster our support to businesses in his region.”