Dawn Trustam

Dawn Trustam promoted to joint MD at The Bridging Group




Dawn Trustam (pictured above) has been promoted to joint managing director at newly launched lender The Bridging Group (TBG).

TBG entered the market in January this year and is currently on track to lend just under £6m by the end of March.

Dawn previously held the role of head of sales and has now been promoted to joint MD alongside Jagtar Sethi to reflect her immense experience and contribution to the business. 

“My role as joint MD is going to change what I do dramatically,” said Dawn, adding, “but this will be over time.”  

While she will still be concentrating on the originations and underwriting of TBG’s deals, she will now also be ensuring its operations, including process and redemptions, are water tight.  

“I have had a lot to do with the process already as all deals to date have been looked after by me, and I will still be reviewing all cases moving forward, but with added help.”

Sheryar Bajwa, financial controller at TBG, is now training to be a key part of the processing of cases. 

“The difference since he has started has been phenomenal and has allowed me to step back slightly and concentrate on other areas that need me,” said Dawn. 

She explained that, as the company gets busier, her attention will need to turn to other areas of the business and it will need to employ more staff.

Earlier this year, TBG — which is currently utilising four funding lines and very recently gained another two funding line options — stated that it was targeting at least £20m of lending in its first year of business.

To support its ambitious growth plans, the team is currently working on new ideas and Jagtar has implemented a bespoke system which provides updates on cases.

“We hope to open this system up to our legal partners and brokers so that they can see straight away what is happening with the case,” added Dawn.

“Innovation is one key area in allowing a small fish in a big pond to have an edge and enabling us to survive in a very busy sector. 

“There is truly so much that can and will be done, but we want to go at a speed that is right for us to maintain.”

TBG is also discussing a new product that it claims will fill a gap in the market which Dawns believes has been missed.  

“Watch this space on this one,” she told B&C.  

When asked what goal was most important for her to reach this year in her new role, Dawn said it was to prove that TBG was here to stay in a very busy sector.  

“We only launched in January and, to date, we are super excited about how the first couple of months have gone.  

“We have hit a couple of molehills, but they have not turned into anything larger and it is how we have dealt with those molehills that makes us different.”

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