Specialist lender Leumi UK has appointed Steve Crosswell from Cynergy Bank as a senior relationship director in its hotel finance team.
Crosswell, who has more than 20 years’ experience of lending within the hospitality sector, was a relationship director at Cynergy and prior to that he worked at Metro Bank and NatWest/RBS.
In his new role, he will be tasked with fuelling the continued growth of Leumi UK’s hotel finance business, focusing on boutique, city centre hotels in prime European destinations.
Louise Gillon, head of hotel finance at Leumi UK, said: “The hotel finance team is delighted to welcome Steve to our ranks. He brings a wealth of experience in hotel lending from a range of respected organisations, and we feel that he will be a great addition as we seek to expand our activities in the UK and Europe.”
Crosswell added: “Leumi UK’s hotel finance team is well known as one of the most active specialists in the market, and it’s exciting to join them as they go from strength to strength. I look forward to contributing to their efforts in onboarding new clients as well as supporting their extensive list of long-term, valued customers.”
