Somo expands sales team with three new appointments

Specialist lending firm, Somo Bridging, has appointed two new senior business development managers and a sales support administrator.

The new senior BDMs, Nicola Hardy and Sarah Kirk, ran a specialist finance brokerage together for five years before joining Somo and bring with them almost 45 years of experience in the finance sector. These appointments take the sales team at Somo to 13 and the lender has further plans to appoint more in the new year.

Nicola’s role is to manage relationships with Somo’s new and existing national networks and mortgage clubs of brokers. Meanwhile, Sarah has been tasked with onboarding new brokers in the North of the UK, including Scotland.

Taybah Riaz also joins the 36-strong team at Somo as a sales support administrator. Having worked in administration and support for over four years, Taybah will provide assistance to Somo’s sales director, Jade Keval, and the wider sales team as they seek to surpass their growth targets in 2023.

Somo’s senior talent acquisition partner, Lindsey O’Neill, said: “The unique relationship between Somo’s sales and underwriting teams means they work closely together to mitigate risks while getting deals through quickly and efficiently. None of this is done through portals but with the human touch that personable and passionate people like Nicola and Sarah can provide. They are fantastic assets to the team.

“We are also delighted to welcome Taybah who, with her confident and focused approach, is already making a difference in our busy sales team.”