Kevin Glover (pictured above, centre) has been appointed to the newly created role of head of SME product, risk and financial crime.

Having already spent three years at LHV Bank, and previously leading its lending operations function, Kevin is now taking on a leadership position focused on product development, risk oversight and financial crime prevention.

Based between London and Manchester, Kevin will oversee the design and delivery of LHV’s SME lending products and manage collaboration between product, risk, operations and engineering.

Ryan Lunn (pictured above, right) has been promoted to head of lending operations, having previously served as senior lending operations manager.

In his new role, he will lead the day-to-day operations team, helping brokers move deals through to completion efficiently.

Sue Gibney (pictured above, left) has been promoted to lending manager team leader, based in Manchester.

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She will support brokers by leading a growing team of lending managers, focusing on case structuring and relationship management.

These promotions follow the appointments of two lending operations managers and two lending managers announced earlier this month.

Conor McDermott, director of SME lending at LHV Bank, commented: “Kevin, Ryan and Sue have each played a pivotal role in shaping how we work with brokers, not just in terms of getting deals done, but in how we think about product, risk and service.

“These aren’t just promotions. They’re a natural step forward for people who’ve already shown they understand what brokers need: speed, clarity and solutions that work in the real world.

“Brokers will benefit from their leadership, whether that’s through clearer processes, more responsive case management or smarter product design.”