Chris will be responsible for building and managing a team of credit specialists, to enable the company to achieve its growth ambitions as part of Merrill Lynch.
Chris’ responsibilities include managing the performance of the credit portfolio, monitoring credit decision-making, managing the post completion process and development of the company’s credit strategy.
Chris joined Freedom Lending in July 2006 as funding and portfolio manager. He was previously with Citigroup where he worked as a senior risk analyst and then a portfolio manager. Before that, Chris was an analyst with Britannia Building Society.
Richard Spinks, director of lending at Freedom Lending, said: “I’m delighted Chris has been able to make the move up to head of credit. This is a key role within Freedom Lending, especially as we seek to grow the business substantially in the future. I wish him every success.”
