Bridging lender Somo has expanded its gross sales workforce with two new hires, because it continues its progress push.
Daniella Edwards-Davies and Fran Calow have been employed as relationship executives, working underneath gross sales director Jade Keval.
Edwards-Davies has a background in building and a ardour for property engineering; whereas Calow beforehand labored in a gross sales position with audio manufacturing firm PHMG.
“Fran and Daniella have taken to their new roles like geese to water,” mentioned Keval.
“They’re each pure saleswomen, assured with individuals, desperate to study and stuffed with curiosity which retains us on our toes!
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“Somo has an important historical past of nurturing younger expertise and I envisage each Fran and Daniella creating sturdy dealer relationships whereas thriving in our tradition.”
Edwards-Davies praised Somo’s “nice firm tradition”, saying “there’s an actual camaraderie throughout the workforce, it’s a enjoyable surroundings they usually actually take care of you. I’ve by no means had office meditation earlier than!”
“I used to be as soon as informed to get wherever in life you wanted to begin in gross sales,” added Calow.
“Having watched the senior gross sales workforce at Somo I do know I’m in good arms. They’ve been vastly supportive and the on-the-job coaching has taught me a lot already.
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“I’m actually impressed to see how briskly others have progressed throughout the enterprise already.”
Somo has been on a progress trajectory not too long ago, with quite a lot of new hires over the previous 12 months. In January, the bridging lender reported a pre-tax revenue of £6.2m for the 12 months to 31 March 2023, up from £5.6m the earlier 12 months.
Thus far, it has lent greater than £313m throughout greater than 1,500 loans, giving traders a cumulative £27.4m curiosity up to now, with no capital losses.
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