Octane appoints Christian Gugolz as senior BDM

Octane Capital has strengthened its national sales team with the appointment of Christian Gugolz (pictured above, right) as senior BDM.

Christian joins Octane with more than 10 years' experience across financial services and specialist property finance.

Most recently he was regional account manager at West One Loans, and previously he has also held senior roles at MT Finance and Albatross Lending Group.

In his new role, Christian will be responsible for growing and supporting broker relationships.

Following the lender’s acquisition by Aldermore, Octane has recently enhanced its offering through the introduction of fixed-rate products, AVMs and OMV lending.

Christian said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be joining Octane at such an exciting stage in its journey.

“The business has built an outstanding reputation for delivering specialist finance with speed, flexibility and a genuinely relationship-led approach, and the opportunities created through becoming part of Aldermore make the future even more exciting.

“I'm looking forward to working closely with brokers across my region, strengthening existing relationships, developing new ones and helping more introducers access the enhanced proposition now available through Octane."

Richard Deacon, managing director (sales) at Octane Capital (pictured above, left), added: "Christian is an excellent addition to the team.

“He's highly regarded across the specialist finance market, understands exactly what brokers value and shares our relationship-first approach to doing business.

“As we continue to build on the momentum created by joining the Aldermore Group, attracting high-calibre people like Christian is another important step in our growth strategy.”