Reward Finance Group, an alternative finance lender, has expanded its Scotland team with two significant business development appointments and the opening of new offices in Dunfermline.
This move comes in response to the company achieving a £14.35m lending milestone across Scotland.
Since its launch in early 2022, Reward has provided over £14.35m in funding to the Scottish SME sector, offering property investors and SMEs bespoke business finance loans and asset-based solutions up to £5m.
To support this ongoing growth, Reward has welcomed Lucie Martin as the new business development director and Leyton Loughran as the business development and portfolio executive.
Lucie Martin, with over 25 years of experience in lending across banks and alternative lenders in property-backed finance, is set to bring a wealth of expertise to Reward.
Leyton Loughran, transitioning from a client accounts role at an Edinburgh-based property investment firm, is a recent economics graduate from the University of Glasgow.
Martin said: “Reward has quickly established a strong reputation in the property and commercial finance lending space across Scotland and is on an impressive growth trajectory. What appealed to me about the role was the company’s agile, solution-focused approach to lending and providing tailored finance that works for all parties.
“This is particularly important for property investors and SMEs that may be finding it difficult in the current economic climate and are struggling to access finance through high street banks. I’m looking forward to working closely with Brian and Leyton to further amplify our presence across Scotland.”
Brian Machray, business development director for Scotland at Reward, added, “Being able to provide £14.35m to property investors and SMEs across Scotland since launching and opening new offices in Dunfermline, naturally led to us growing the team.
“Lucie and Leyton bring a wealth of experience to Reward and we’re looking forward for the coming year as we continue to help clients in their growth, innovation or during difficult trading periods.”
