Leading Invoice and Assed Based Lender Venture Finance is delighted to welcome back Guy Walsh as Business Development Manager for the Birmingham and Midlands region. This strategic appointment will strengthen the regions team and further develop the company’s relationships with key customers and partners throughout the region.

Prior to his time at GE Commercial Finance, Guy spent 10 years at Venture as a highly successful Business Development Manager. Now in his second spell at the company, he will be responsible for developing meaningful partnerships with key professionals across Birmingham and the Midlands. His focus will be on securing new clients, and providing flexible solutions to businesses in the region specialising in refinance and transactions. He will also be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the local introducer network, including accountants, corporate advisors and brokers.

Guy comments: “It’s great to be part of the Venture family again. The Birmingham and Midlands region is a hub for well-established businesses and I am looking forward to furthering Venture’s excellent reputation as a reliable lender in the area. We are here to support businesses during these difficult economic times and it is exciting to be in a position to build up new partnerships for Venture, as well as strengthen existing ones, throughout the entrepreneurial city of Birmingham.”

Debbie Bell, Regional Director, Venture says: “Birmingham and the Midlands have always had a reputation as an influential region with many of the larger UK firms settling here. Its many business owners and entrepreneurs have never lacked ambition, and it has been our pleasure to provide essential support and first-class service to them over the years.

“Guy has 20 years experience as a Business Development Manager and brings with him an ability to listen to and understand the exact requirements of a business, and deliver bespoke funding packages from our fantastic range of services. To see him returning is a testament to the Venture Finance brand.”