Hampshire Trust expands development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank has appointed Gavin Davies as a senior portfolio manager in its development finance division.

Gavin brings over 12 years’ experience in the property finance sector to the role and joins from Aldermore Bank, where he worked for over eight years. He held the position of senior client relationship manager in the property development team.

Prior to this role, he was a business manager for Barclays Business.

In his new role, Gavin will support John Archbold, Hampshire Trust Bank’s head of portfolio management, in the formation of the bank’s dedicated portfolio management team, which will be responsible for actively managing the live property development loan book.

Gavin Davies commented: “I am extremely excited and proud to be joining HTB at this time. The business is dynamic, forward thinking and ambitious. I'm looking forward to helping them achieving success in the future.”

Alex Upton, managing director of development finance at Hampshire Trust Bank, added: “I’m very pleased to welcome Gavin to the development finance team. His experience will prove invaluable when dealing with development clients and managing the loan book.

"Gavin’s appointment further bolsters our already strong development finance team which is providing great products and service to the developer community across the country.”