Reward appoints ex-Bibby head of sales

Mike has joined from Bibby Financial Services, where he was head of sales for the North West and helped make the Liverpool office the most profitable and successful within the Bibby group. 

Mike – who has 30 years of experience in the finance sector – began his career in asset finance before moving into corporate and commercial banking with HBOS and Lloyds and then into invoice finance.

Mike said that this was a really exciting time to be joining the alternative finance provider. 

“It is experiencing dramatic growth due to the fact that no one offers the same product range, flexibility and speed of decision making in the market.

“In addition, the company continues to be keen to lend, especially following the recent investment of an additional £40m from Foresight Group. 

“This presents a great opportunity for me to use my network to build on Reward’s success by raising the awareness and capability of the company across the North West.” 

Nick Smith, group sales and marketing director at Reward Finance, added that it had known of Mike for a number of years and felt he would be a real asset to the company.

“He is one of the best-connected finance professionals in the North West, which helped him build the best-performing office in his previous employer’s group.

“We are building a powerful and well-respected team in the region and Mike’s appointment provides further proof of our ambitious plans.”