Ray Wong joins from Shawbrook Bank, where he spent two and a half years and was most recently a relationship director.
Paragon Development Finance has appointed Ray Wong (pictured) as relationship director to provide support for its small to medium (SME) developer customers.
Wong joins from Shawbrook Bank, where he spent two and a half years and was most recently a relationship director.
He has also held banking and property roles at The Ingenious Group, Secure Trust Bank, NatWest and Santander over the past 14 years.
Wong will be based in the lender’s new Fenchurch Street head office and will cover the Midlands, London and South East.
Robert Orr, managing director of Paragon Development Finance, said: “Ray has enjoyed a strong period at Shawbrook so we are pleased to have recruited somebody with his experience and sector expertise.
"He will complement our existing relationship director team and I’m confident will be a great success.”
Wong added: “I’m excited to join from Shawbrook, the company is building a fantastic reputation in the development finance market for delivery and has recorded strong growth in the past three years.
"I’m joining an experienced relationship director team and I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running and supporting new and existing clients.”