Luke has worked in financial services for almost 30 years with his prior position being CEO at Momenta Finance.

Luke previously held roles at Funding Circle as head of UK sales and head of UK property finance, and also worked as head of property finance and as commercial director for Barclays Business Bank.

In the newly created role Luke will be responsible for leading the firm’s proposition to business customers, including the commercial finance and real estate finance businesses.

Commenting on his appointment, Luke said: "I am very excited to take up this new role and look forward to working with David and his team.

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“I am committed to driving growth, enhancing the experience our customers have, and expanding our product offerings so that our teams can support more customers than ever before.”

David McCreadie, CEO, Secure Trust Bank Group, added: “I am delighted to welcome Luke to Secure Trust Bank and look forward to working with him. With Luke on board I believe that we have the right team and structure in place to help more customers as we strive to achieve our gross lending target of £4bn.

 “We have created this role in response to our strategic objective to have a more efficient and cohesive structure so that leaders within our business finance division can focus on engaging with their teams and supporting more customers.

“Luke’s expertise in real estate finance, credit risk, and sales team management will be instrumental as we unlock new opportunities for ambitious businesses and their investors.”