Puma Property Finance has appointed Tony Throp as the company’s first head of healthcare.
Throp, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector, joined Puma in 2012 and has been instrumental in growing the company’s healthcare lending business.
In the newly created role, he will be responsible for expanding Puma’s current healthcare lending franchise, which counts amongst its existing clients a number of the UK’s leading care home developers, including LNT, Angela Swift and Newcare.
Paul Frost, managing director of Puma Property Finance, said: “Our business has grown substantially in recent years and our longstanding support of the healthcare sector has been a major part of that success story.
“Tony is widely recognised as a leader in his field, and his appointment as Puma’s first head of healthcare is a recognition both of his efforts in building our healthcare franchise, and our commitment as a business to continue investing in this vital sector in the years to come. I wish him every success and look forward to the growth he will surely deliver.”
Throp added: “Puma is committed to supporting and encouraging the development of high-quality healthcare schemes all across the UK. As life expectancy and the demand for good quality homes increases, the supply of new care beds is still not keeping pace with this growing need. We understand that well-designed developments offer long-term benefits, so I’m excited to step into this new role and continue to deliver future-proof schemes alongside trusted development partners.”
