Specialist development finance lender BLEND has appointed Graeme Walker as lending director in a bid to further strengthen its relationship-based lending ethos.
Walker will work with David Alcock, MD of Lending, to deliver BLEND’s strategic objectives.
Prior to joining BLEND, Walker was head of lending within the development finance team at Hampshire Trust Bank.
Prior to that, he held roles at Barclays Wealth Management and Heritable Bank.
Alcock said: “Riding the wave of our successful in 2024 whilst navigating challenging market conditions, we believe this is the perfect time to bolster our property lending offering by welcoming Graeme to the team.
“Having worked with Graeme before, I value the depth and breadth of his knowledge and how his approach to working with developers will further enhance BLEND’s position as a lender focusing on the significant benefit of relationship lending from the start, to end of a project.
“Graeme has a wealth of experience in the sector and understands the business and our clients; he will be an integral part of our success as we continue our journey of growth.”
Walker added: “I am very pleased to be joining BLEND at such an exciting time.
“BLEND’s development finance lending team has ambitious growth plans and I’m looking forward to helping the business achieve its goals.
“David has built a fantastic team over the past few years and I’m looking forward to working with him again and the wider team to continue to deliver highly tailored and fit for purpose funding solutions for our SME housebuilder customers and intermediaries.”
