Hepworth will be responsible for promoting Together’s products to professional sector introducers and direct customers across Yorkshire.
Together has appointed Lewis Hepworth (pictured) as corporate sales director for Yorkshire as the lender expands its regional presence.
Hepworth will be responsible for promoting Together’s products to professional sector introducers and direct customers across Yorkshire.
He joins the corporate team, which focuses on larger transactions between £1m and £20m.
Hepworth said: “My new role is focused around supporting both new and existing customers with their growth aspirations, as well as maintaining and developing strong relationships with introducers, to build Together’s professional network and profile.
“Yorkshire has always been a financial powerhouse, and its regional economy continues to show remarkable resilience, driven by entrepreneurial investors, developers and business leaders.
“Together already has a great reputation in the region for its common sense approach and flexible financial products which can be delivered at speed, and I’m looking forward to providing more clients with finance, unlocking new opportunities to help drive forward Yorkshire’s future economic growth.”
Hepworth joins from Handelsbanken, where he spent eight years, mostly as a corporate manager in Bradford and Halifax.
He has also worked at Reward Finance Group in Leeds and National Australia Bank in commercial real estate.
At Together, he will report to Mark Eastwood, director of corporate sales.
Eastwood said: “Lewis has the drive and determination to thrive in his new career at Together and we’re delighted to welcome him to the role of corporate sales director for Yorkshire.
“His experience and skills in relationship building mean he’s already developed a large network of clients and professional introducers and this will be of huge benefit to our business as he continues to grow Together’s brand throughout the region.
“There is huge demand in Yorkshire for well-capitalised and reliable lenders who can take a common sense and flexible approach to structuring the finance needed by entrepreneurial businesses to meet their property ambitions.”