LHV Bank has announced three internal promotions within its SME lending and operations teams as it continues to expand its support for brokers and small businesses across the UK.
Kevin Glover has been appointed to the new role of head of SME product, risk and financial crime.
Having spent more than three years with LHV Bank and previously leading its lending operations function, Glover now assumes a strategic position focused on product development, risk oversight and financial crime prevention.
Based between London and Manchester, he will oversee the design and delivery of LHV’s SME lending products, ensuring they align with broker and client needs, while leading collaboration between product, risk, operations and engineering teams.
Ryan Lunn has been promoted to head of lending operations after joining LHV in early 2024 as senior lending operations manager.
Lunn has been instrumental in enhancing service delivery and embedding operational best practices across the loan lifecycle.
In his new position, he will lead the operations team responsible for progressing deals efficiently through to completion.
In Manchester, Sue Gibney has been promoted to lending manager, team leader. Having been with the bank for over three years, she will lead a team of lending managers supporting brokers on case structuring and relationship management.
The promotions follow LHV Bank’s recent expansion of its lending team with the appointments of lending operations managers Olivia Carling and Emma Wright, and lending managers Dassos Alexandrou and James Murphy.
Conor McDermott, director of SME lending at LHV Bank, said: “One of the things that makes LHV different is the depth of talent we’ve built within our own teams.
“Kevin, Ryan and Sue have each played a pivotal role in shaping how we work with brokers, not just in terms of getting deals done, but in how we think about product, risk and service. These aren’t just promotions.
“They’re a natural step forward for people who’ve already shown they understand what brokers need: speed, clarity, and solutions that work in the real world.
“Brokers will benefit from their leadership, whether that’s through clearer processes, more responsive case management or smarter product design.”
