New Appointments and New Brighton Office Location

Oliver Watts has been appointed to Managing Director, Commercial Finance UK. Oliver has 20 years of senior leadership experience in both customer facing and financial leadership positions. He joins ABN AMRO UK having been Head of Invoice Finance Client Management, Working Capital Sales at NatWest and having held senior roles at RBS, within Invoice Finance and Working Capital Sales.

In addition, Jeremy Harrison has been promoted to the role of Managing Director Sales & Origination, Commercial Finance UK. Jeremy has over 20 years of asset based lending experience. Prior to his promotion, Jeremy led the UK Commercial Finance Origination team with a focus on providing flexible funding solutions to mid-market, corporate and international businesses across the UK and Europe. Jeremy has also previously been Regional Group Head of Business Origination at Bank of America in London and Head of LLoyds Banking Group ABL business in the USA.

Stefan Wagner, Managing Director, ABN AMRO Asset Based Finance said, “We are confident that with Oliver and Jeremy working together, we have the right leadership team to support our ambitious long-term growth plans for our Commercial Finance business in the UK.”

As well as the appointment of Oliver Watts and Jeremy Harrison, ABN AMRO UK also announced their move from office premises in Haywards Heath to a new office location in Brighton. The teams relocating to Brighton play a vital role in providing clients with a full suite of asset based lending solutions and supporting the business growth of organisations from a variety of sectors, locations and industries. The existing UK regional office locations remain in Manchester and Birmingham whilst the UK head office location for ABN AMRO remains in London.

Gerben Dragt, Country Executive, ABN AMRO UK said, “We’re focused on making sustainability an integral part of our business. That’s why we’ve found a more modern space that matches our growth plans as well as our sustainability ambitions. I’m delighted with our new Brighton premises, not only do they help us to reduce our carbon footprint, they also offer our staff a contemporary and collaborative space to connect. The new location is part of Brighton’s vibrant business community and just a stone’s throw away from local rail links, which encourages a green commute. We’re looking forward to serving our clients from our new Brighton office as well as from our existing London, Manchester and Birmingham locations.”

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