Directory
- Nicholas Baker, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Ipswich
- Charlotte Burridge, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Winchester
- Gordon Campbell, Finance Consultant, Bristol
- Sue Dougal, MD, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance, London
- Andrew Elley, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Maidstone
- Chris Field, Commercial Mortgage Broker, London
- Adrian Foster, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Edinburgh
- David Grant, Director and Head of UK Business Mortgages, London
- Tazeem Hussain, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Leeds
- Oliver Johnson, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Exeter
- Mark Moody, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Birmingham
- Evan Morgan, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Bristol
- Philip Roberts, Head of Compliance
- Paul Sharples, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Manchester
- Neil Stapley, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Maidstone
- Kelly Stevens, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Manchester
- Charlene Thorne, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Milton Keynes
- David Ward, Associate Director, Birmingham
- Sheree Watson, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Nottingham
- Jan Wright, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Ipswich
- Nicholas Baker, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Ipswich e-mail
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Nicholas graduated in July 2006 with First Class Honours from the University of Northampton with a Business and Marketing-related degree. He joined Christie Finance straight from university and, following a full training programme, has successfully completed his move to a broking position in Ipswich.
He is currently working towards the Certificate in Financial Planning which he hopes to complete later this year. Nicholas is now concentrating on establishing new client contacts and developing relationships with key local banks and operators.
- Charlotte Burridge, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Winchester e-mail
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Charlotte graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Sociology from the University of Surrey in 2002, which included a placement year working for the Home Office. She went on to spend 2½ years working as a sales negotiator in the residential market for Lindesays Independent Estate Agents.
Charlotte started her career with Christie Group as business development co-ordinator for Christie + Co, working closely with her agency and valuation services colleagues to enhance the profile of the Winchester office. She moved to Christie Finance in October 2005, where she works alongside Mark Aston in continuing to establish the Christie Finance name throughout the south of England, arranging finance and re-finance across all our specialist sectors.
- Gordon Campbell, Finance Consultant, Bristol e-mail
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Gordon Campbell graduated in 2006 with a BSc (Hons) in Business Management & Cultural Studies from Bath Spa University. During his course, he also worked part time for a local residential agent. He then took a residential mortgage broker role with London & Country in Bath, where he gained his CeMAP qualification, before joining Christie Finance in April this year.
Gordon is half way to completing his CeFA qualification and hopes to both complete this and get his Commercial Mortgage Broking qualification this year, whilst building strong relationships with both clients and bank contacts.
- Sue Dougal, MD, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance, London e-mail
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Sue Dougal previously worked with the Norwich and Peterborough Group where, over a 16-year period, she held key positions in sales, business development and, most recently, as Director of Retail Sales and Operations.
Her knowledge of running both mortgage and insurance businesses is a real asset to Christie Finance and Christie Insurance.
- Andrew Elley, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Maidstone e-mail
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Andrew joined Christie Finance to establish a presence in the Maidstone office in January 2004. He has achieved the Certificate of Mortgage Advice and Planning (CeMAP) and his employment with us was preceded by a ten-year career with NatWest Bank where he progressed to work in retail business banking for five years — three as a local business banking manager.
Maidstone was voted office of the year for its Christie Finance performance in 2005 and successfully arranged over £16 million of commercial mortgage deals in 2006. Andrew has rapidly established a thriving business to support local purchasers and operators through the business mortgage process.
- Chris Field, Commercial Mortgage Broker, London e-mail
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Chris has over fifteen years experience in banking and finance and has been providing funding solutions and specialist advice to clients within the licensed leisure industry for a number of years. He is experienced in funding both freehold and leasehold acquisitions, and has some excellent contacts and relationships in London, having spent over seven years working in the City and West End.
Chris joined Christie Finance in the spring of 2007 and heads up their London operation, working closely with Agency staff from all sectors.
- Adrian Foster, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Edinburgh e-mail
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Adrian graduated from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with an honours degree in Business and Economics in 2001. He joined Abbey in the same year, where he remained for over four years as branch manager.
Adrian joined Christie Finance in 2006 to establish our mortgage operation in the Edinburgh office. He has built excellent relationships with local banks and an enviable regional client base.
- David Grant, Director and Head of UK Business Mortgages, London e-mail
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David has been arranging intelligent financial solutions on behalf of a variety of clients for many years. He started his career in accountancy before moving to Christie Finance in 2000. He was fundamental in the development of Christie Finance as the leading business mortgage broker in Scotland. Having previously worked in our Edinburgh, Newcastle and Manchester offices, David now heads up our UK mortgage operation in London.
As a Director of Christie Finance with many years’ experience in the commercial finance markets, David’s advisory services are widely sought-after by first-time buyers and existing business operators alike, for business purchase, expansion or re-finance.
- Tazeem Hussain, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Leeds e-mail
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Tazeem joined Christie Finance in December 2006 to expand our presence in the Leeds area. She is CeMAP-qualified and brings with her a wealth of experience in the financial services sector.
After obtaining a BTEC in National Business and Finance, she began her mortgage career in the residential market. Tazeem was employed by Barclays in 2000, where she remained for four years as a residential mortgage broker before starting her own business providing funding and general insurance solutions to a variety of private clients. Tazeem is drawing upon her existing relationships with local banking contacts to assist her clients in offering a range of funding options for their business purchases and/or re-finances.
- Oliver Johnson, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Exeter e-mail
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Oliver graduated with an honours degree from Plymouth University and spent the first six years of his professional career in the pharmaceutical industry. Covering a number of roles over this period he identified finance as a growth area and moved his career into business finance where he has enjoyed continual success.
Oliver joined Christie Finance in 2003 to establish an office in Exeter and continues to build our profile in the South-West, with responsibility for the whole of Devon, Cornwall, south and mid-Somerset. His wealth of specialist knowledge of the business mortgage process has enabled him to successfully grow the business year-on-year, offering professional advice and guidance to an increasing number of local purchasers and operators across all our sectors.
- Mark Moody, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Birmingham e-mail
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Mark has spent most of his professional career developing his sales skills. Starting by working his way up to national sales manager of a company operating in hearing technology, he went on to specialise in residential property investment; identifying suitable property at competitive rates on behalf of potential investors.
Mark joined Christie Finance in 2006 to assist David Ward with the ongoing expansion of our mortgage operation in Birmingham. He has already recorded a number of successes in business generation and is building a strong reputation amongst the local banking representatives. Mark is currently studying for the CeMAP qualification which he hopes to complete later this year.
- Evan Morgan, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Bristol e-mail
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After graduating with a degree in Marketing and Languages, from the IT Tallaght in Dublin, Evan worked for leading Irish mortgage providers, Permanent TSB, as a member of their credit control and legal arrears teams where he progressed to a management position.
He then spent two years in Australia working for the Westpac Banking Corporation as an assistant manager in the electronic verification department, before returning to Ireland as part of the management team in the permanent tsb collections department.
Evan joined Christie Finance in July 2006 to assist in the development of the business mortgage business in the Bristol area and to streamline the relationship between Christie Finance and their Christie + Co colleagues.
- Philip Roberts, Head of Compliance e-mail
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Philip began his career in financial services 11 years ago and qualified as a Financial Adviser with Winterthur Credit Suisse in 1998. After moving to National Mutual and GE Life specialising in pensions, he then joined a national firm of mortgage and general insurance brokers as Head of Compliance in 2003.
Philip joined Christie Corporate Finance/Christie Finance/Christie Insurance in 2008 and heads the compliance department. Philip is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Personal Finance Society and the Securities and Investment Institute.
- Paul Sharples, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Manchester e-mail
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Paul has been in the financial services industry for the past 22 years. He spent most of this time as a Financial Adviser, working for several of the leading insurance companies in the UK. During this time he achieved the Financial Planning Certificate.
In more recent years, he has specialised in regulated mortgage advice, working in a residential estate agent office, and has achieved the Mortgage Advice Qualification. Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role.
- Neil Stapley, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Maidstone e-mail
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Neil has a finance sales and management background and has spent the last six years arranging specialist funding packages in the motor trade. As a business manager, he worked closely with a team sales people in the UK and most recently in the Channel Islands.
Neil joined the Maidstone Office in spring 2007 and has built an excellent relationship with local banks in the area. He works closely with his clients to guide them through the business mortgage process and has a good working relationship with Agency staff across all sectors.
- Kelly Stevens, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Manchester e-mail
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After A-levels, Kelly went on to graduate from the University of Greenwich with a Law degree in 2005. She joined Christie Finance the same year as a business mortgage assistant and has undergone training to successfully make the move into broking.
Kelly is now focusing on build our business mortgage client base in the Manchester area.
- Charlene Thorne, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Milton Keynes e-mail
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Charlene began her mortgage career in the residential sector, working with a team of Independent Financial Advisors assisting with mortgages, life assurance and buildings & contents insurance for 3.5 years.
Charlene joined the Milton Keynes office in July 2007.
- David Ward, Associate Director, Birmingham e-mail
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David joined Christie Finance in 2001 to set up the Birmingham office and has been instrumental in the marked expansion of Christie Finance’s mortgage business in the area.
Working for a number of years as a business bank manager for Barclays, David developed a considerable understanding of the complex nature of the financial marketplace. He is a professional qualified banker, having obtained the ACIB accreditation.
In 2005, David was promoted to associate director and remains one of the company’s senior brokers. He has an enviable knowledge of all Christie Finance’s markets and has recorded particular successes when providing mortgage solutions to the healthcare sector.
- Sheree Watson, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Nottingham e-mail
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Sheree has a sales and management background and previously ran her own estate agency branch. As the manager, she worked closely with a team of independent financial advisors and gained valuable financial experience.
Sheree heads up the business finance operation in Nottingham and has an excellent relationship with local banks in the Nottingham area. She works closely with her clients to guide them through the whole business mortgage process.
- Jan Wright, Commercial Mortgage Broker, Ipswich e-mail
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Jan has over 25 years’ experience in banking and finance and has worked for several high street banks, involved in most areas of personal/retail banking, small business, corporate and commercial banking. She was a financial advisor for over 5 years, dealing with residential mortgages, pensions, life insurance and investments and spent 3 years as a business development manager, building relationships with brokers and similar introducers for commercial lending deals.
She holds full CeFA and CeMAP qualifications and has full knowledge and understanding of what lenders are looking for when funding a business purchase for clients. She is concentrating on developing relationships with new client contacts, local banks and operators.
