Taylor joins Lakeshield as sales director

Lakeshield has announced the appointment of Rory Taylor as sales director.

Rory will manage Lakeshield's business development manager team, broaden the number of brokers who know Lakeshield, and lead growth of the loan book.

Rory brings 16 years of banking and commercial lending experience, with a track record in relationship-managed deal origination. Most recently, he served as a relationship manager at GB Bank, where he managed a portfolio of complex lending structures, including bridging finance, refurbishment loans, mezzanine funding, and term lending. 

Before GB Bank, he held similar positions at Allica Bank and TSB Bank. He also spent time at Lloyds Bank, where he progressed to business development manager and built an external introducer network.

Rory commented: "I'm really excited to be joining Lakeshield and helping them achieve their goals in the years ahead. My previous experiences have equipped me well for the challenge of moving to an ambitious specialist lender and helping them to solidify their reputation and accelerate their growth."

Daniel Rodney, managing director of Lakeshield, said: "Rory's background in broker-led origination and complex lending structures makes him well-suited to lead the sales team. He understands the broker relationships and introducer networks that form the backbone of the industry and brings hands-on experience of the deal types our team underwrite and complete."