NEWS: Maslow Capital strengthens team with seven new appointments
Maslow expands its team to support current and future growth
The new hires add depth across origination, risk, marketing and operations, providing the necessary resources to grow the business whilst delivering exceptional service standards to developers.
Kevin Manners
Has been appointed as Finance Director and will take responsibility for operations, cash flow management and servicing. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2008, Kevin moved into the civil engineering sector joining a private equity-backed construction firm. He then joined McLaren Automotive as it embarked on its journey from start up to becoming an established manufacturer of sports and super cars. He held a number of positions in the UK banking sector prior to joining Maslow.
Andrew Pinfield
Joins Maslow as Head of Risk to add further strength to the company’s underwriting and portfolio management capabilities. He brings to Maslow more than 25 years of banking experience, following successful tenures in property finance, risk, analytics and portfolio management, holding senior positions at RBS, Citi, HSBC and NatWest.
Michael Kearney
Forms part of Maslow’s origination team after more than a decade as an analyst and a portfolio manager with ANZ Banking Group in Australia, where he oversaw the growth of a A$1.4 billion national loan portfolio of real estate investments and development facilities.
Thomas Ahearne
Joins Maslow as a Deal Analyst from United Trust Bank, where he specialised in property development, before broadening his experience as an analyst within the structured finance group. Tom successfully contributed to the rapid growth of the structured finance desk, with a portfolio now valued in excess of £100 million.
Wojciech Chrobak
Joins Maslow as a Finance Analyst from State Street Bank, where he was a manager in the performance and analytics team. Previous to that, Wojciech spent four years at Lionsgate Asset Management – a fund of hedge funds – where he worked on a number of projects in finance, client reporting and due diligence before moving to the research team.
Karen Brown
Joins Maslow as a consultant having previously worked at the London Stock Exchange Group. Karen brings more than a decade’s experience in developing and implementing a broad range of specialist systems for the financial services sector. Karen was responsible for optimising LSE Group’s London and Paris multichannel platforms and she will support Maslow’s growth ambitions by enhancing system automation.
Gayleen Huggins
Has been appointed as Maslow’s marketing manager, overseeing the company’s external communications, marketing and advertising activity. Gayleen previously worked with MYJAR, an innovative fintech lending firm and for various property start-up brands founded by The Richmond Group.
Today’s appointments underline the long-term potential seen in the alternative lending sector. The experience that these new colleagues bring to Maslow is significant and will help accelerate new originations, improve service and add operational capacity to handle the growth in lending activities.
Maslow Capital has to date enabled developers to realise projects with a collective GDV in excess of £1.2 billion, covering more than 2,300 new properties spanning 2.3 million sq. ft of new accommodation throughout England and Wales. Maslow has partnered with TPG Sixth Street Partners, part of TPG, global investment business with $73 billion of assets under management.
Contact details for the team can be found on the team page.
