Octopus Property appoints Head of Core Credit from Amicus

With over twenty years’ experience of working in credit and risk, Sean will be responsible for ensuring the credit team maintains its underwriting levels as well as supporting Octopus Property in its ambitions to grow its loan book to over £1bn during 2018.

Sean joins from Amicus Plc, where he was Group Head of Credit. Prior to this he held senior roles at Harrods Bank, Dollar Financial, Credit Suisse and UBS AG, managing UK and International teams covering property related lending for the residential, commercial and development sectors.

Mario Berti, CEO of Octopus Property, said: “Sean has an impressive track record for managing credit risk which, together with his deep real estate sector experience, will support us in meeting our ambition to grow our loan book to over £1bn, whilst helping drive the wider business with change and transformation. We are excited to have him join our first class team and look forward to working with him to deliver on our target of becoming the leading provider of specialist property finance in the UK.”
 
Sean Deacon added: “I have been watching Octopus Property from the side-lines and am excited to have joined a market leader which truly understands that the customer experience is the key to business success, and I look forward to working with the business to realise its growth ambitions.”