Laura Rees

Ex-NatWest director joins Catalyst Finance




Catalyst Finance has announced the appointment of Laura Rees (pictured above) to its sales team.

Laura joins the SME lender as a client account director and brings with her 20 years of experience in the market.

Before joining Catalyst Finance, Laura was a relationship director at NatWest in the bank’s corporate and commercial team.

Prior to this, she worked for HBOS, RBS Invoice Finance and Barclays, where she was a small business manager.

Laura’s new role will be to develop relationships with the intermediary community and expand Catalyst’s exposure across the North West.

Laura said she was delighted to be joining the team.


“They are short-term lenders who genuinely take the time to understand the wants and needs of the client. 

“They are one of the most approachable and innovative short-term funding providers in the market and have a reputation for delivering finance solutions that fit their clients’ needs perfectly.”

Martine Catton, chief operating officer at Catalyst, added: “Laura is a fantastic asset to the business and I’m delighted that she has decided to join the Catalyst family. 

“Hitting the £500m funding milestone, expanding our product range and now, Laura joining the team, has seen 2018 be one of our best trading years we’ve experienced and I’m excited for our plans in 2019.”

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