Andrew Becker (pictured above, second from left) joins as a senior structured finance manager to bolster Octane’s structured finance team.

Andrew joins from Investec Bank, where he was involved in structuring high-debt quantum deals on behalf of entrepreneurs, business owners, and property professionals.

He will work alongside Rick Hollingsworth (pictured above, far left), Octane’s head of short-term credit, and Jamie Oxley, senior structured finance manager.

Zsofia Holbling (pictured above, second from right) and Alex Thompson (pictured above, centre) have joined as internal BDMs, taking the sales team to 12 in total.

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Zsofia joined from Capricorn Financial Consultancy where she was most recently a mortgage adviser, while Alex was previously a commercial officer at Fundspace, an online specialist lending sourcing platform.

Rick commented: “In recent years, our appetite for larger loans has grown and Andrew’s experience in structuring complex deals will be an asset to our structured finance team.”

Richard Deacon, managing director of sales (pictured above, far right), said: “In Zsofia and Alex, we have brought valuable talent onboard; they have strong knowledge of the specialist lending space and are welcome additions to our sales team.

“The internal BDMs are an essential part of our sales cycle; ensuring brokers receive responses to their enquiries quickly, and I’m sure Zsofia and Alex will add value as we scale.”