Lombard Corporate team drive South East expansion
South East, September 2008 – Lombard Asset Finance, part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), has expanded its corporate team servicing businesses in the South East turning over £25 million and more. Lombard is dedicated to providing a broad range of asset finance options to meet the needs of every customer - helping people obtain the vehicles, vessels, aircraft, machinery or technology they need.
The expanded Crawley-based team is led by Relationship Director John Wilson. John was working previously with major clients in central London and his move allows major clients in the South East to receive a higher quality local service. Claire Slater has been appointed as Relationship Manager after working as Assistant Relationship Manager for many years.
Chris Cole has been appointed as Business Development Manager, working specifically with vehicle management, after 14 years with Lombard. His role has been refocused to enable him to focus exclusively on corporate customers turning over £25 million or more, in line with the rest of the team. Andy Pringle has moved into the role of Development Director after many years in commercial finance. This expansion allows Lombard to better service corporate businesses across the South East both in general asset finance and specifically in vehicle fleet management.
The Lombard team will be working with companies to help them grow their business by providing tailored asset finance solutions to fund equipment and vehicle assets.
Lombard provides customers with a cost-effective business asset finance solution, allowing customers to lease equipment rather than to acquire them by outright purchase. Asset finance also allows businesses to maintain the most advanced technology and regularly update equipment as more sophisticated models are introduced to the market.
John Wilson, Relationship Director, Lombard Asset Finance, commented:
"These new appointments re-establish Lombard in the South East with an even tighter focus on quality customer service. As a
team we are committed to providing this excellent service and value that Lombard is renowned for as the UK's leading asset finance
provider. More than ever before, Lombard is positioned in the region to provide businesses with all their asset finance needs,
be it a helicopter, a fleet of lorries or new IT equipment."
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For more information, please contact:
Phil Allan
Media Manager, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Tel: + 44 (0) 7899 062 129
Notes to Editor:
Lombard is the asset finance division of UK Corporate Banking, part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group:
The RBS Group is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking,
financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. RBS Group operates in over 50 countries across
Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East serving more than 40 million customers and employing more than 170,000 people.
The Group's brands include RBS, NatWest, Ulster Bank, Coutts, Citizens and many other "household name" financial services companies.
