Ben Milner (pictured above, left) joins from the specialist lender’s office in Melbourne as regional business development manager for the North of England.

He brings with him over 10 years of experience working with SMEs in England and Australia.

Ben has helped growing businesses with their cash flow and also served in the credit insurance industry protecting clients against bad debts.

In his new role, he will be responsible for working with intermediaries to offer the trade and invoice finance provider’s range of cash flow funding products to businesses across the North of England.

Scottish Pacific has also hired Dan Gamble (right) as sales and marketing coordinator.

Dan has 10 years of experience in commercial finance, having previously worked at a number of major banks and independent invoice financiers.

In his new role, he will focus on building brand awareness, strengthening the client experience and facilitating the team’s activities across all regions.

Rob Kelly, head of sales (UK) at Scottish Pacific, said that he was delighted to welcome Ben and Dan to its growing UK team.

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“The business has performed strongly since it was established three years ago, and the latest expansion reflects our plans to further strengthen our presence in the UK and enhance the range of funding available to SMEs across the UK.

“We offer a complete range of invoice and trade finance solutions to businesses across a range of industries and their expertise in the sector will no doubt play a key role in strengthening our sales performance and further expanding our reach in regions across the UK.”

Ben added: “Scottish Pacific has a growing presence in the UK and I am excited for the opportunity to return to the North and work closely with the UK team to build on that further.

“I know first-hand how our flexible finance solutions can help growing businesses and I aim to work with new and existing contacts to build a permanent presence for Scottish Pacific in the North.”

Dan concluded: “The potential of Scottish Pacific to give SMEs new options to fund their businesses is very exciting.

“A flexible cross section of products that can really suit many different needs and a growing team in the UK allows us to support even more businesses.”