Shaun Watts
Director
Shaun has over ten years working in the SME funding market, He joined Christie Finance in 2017 to develop the Unsecured and asset finance division of the business. Shaun was appointed director in December 2018 and is backed by a strong team who have established themselves as the go to provider for ‘fast & flexible’ business finance. Shaun’s knowledge and experience in this area will continue to make finance readily available to clients across all of Christie Finance’s specialist sectors.
Tony Howard
Senior Finance Consultant
Tony joined Christie Finance in the early part of 2018 as part of Christie Finance’s growing unsecured funding division. Prior to this Tony worked as a Senior Consultant at White Oak for 16 years, before being promoted to Channel Development Consultant, assisting in manging and growing efficient indirect and inbound sales business. Tony is a highly experienced and client focused individual, aiming to provide competitive finance solutions for all clients. In his spare time Tony enjoys playing football and coaching a junior football team.
Jacob Tate
Finance Consultant
Jacob has kick started his finance career working for the previous two years as a New Business Account Manager at Wesleyan Bank, where he accrued insightful experience into cash flow funding and asset financing, supporting both the commercial and professional space to help cater to their individual financing needs.
Jillian Sheron
Finance Consultant
Jillian joined Christie Finance in the later part of 2019, bringing extensive asset finance experience to the team. Jillian spent ten years working in the Asset Finance division at HBOS, before making the move into insurance sales spending a further 10 years working with consumers fulfilling their life and critical illness requirements. Most recently Jillian gained further expertise working at Close Brothers Asset Finance securing asset finance facilities for the UK business with specialist sector knowledge in the manufacturing/engineering and construction/recycling industries.
Stephanie McKeown
Finance Consultant
Stephanie joined Christie Finance in 2019 as part of the growing Unsecured and Asset Finance team. Stephanie brings a broad spectrum of experience, having held roles in Business Development specialising in commercial invoice finance for various sectors including trade and industrial, as well as travelling the world in hospitality management, Stephanie is well placed to know what businesses need and how to help yours realise its potential.
Leah Ridgway
Finance Consultant
Leah joined the team at Christie Finance in early 2021 having previously worked at White Oak for the past four years. During this time, she worked across numerous sectors, mostly in professional services dealing with VAT, tax, PII and acquisitions. Prior to White Oak, Leah worked for a manufacturing firm and as an account manager in a multichannel communications business.
Glenn Trew
Finance Consultant
Glenn joined Christie Finance in February 2021, bringing extensive finance experience to the team, having most recently spent several years at Wesleyan Bank as a Commercial Account Manager providing funding to professionals and the SME sector, ranging from short term unsecured cash flow solutions to long term secured facilities. Glenn has also served time as a senior manager within the retail and hospitality sectors and delivered services to the care (domiciliary) and logistics industry, thus giving Glenn a unique insight into the core sectors of Christie Finance. Glenn is a keen golfer and has most recently got back on his push bike.