ORTUS SECURED FINANCE - Key Persons


Andy Thomson

Job Titles:
  • Credit Manager

Armann Thorvaldsson - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Chris Pallis


Colin Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Director - Scotland

Daniel Eastwood

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lending Manager

David Foster

Job Titles:
  • Head of Credit
David Foster has been promoted to Head of Credit with overall responsibility for credit strategy and recoveries. David will also continue to run certain key loan transactions for his key introducers.

GUNNAR SIGURDSSON

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Jamie Russell - Chief Commercial Officer

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Director
Jamie has been promoted to Commercial Director and will now have overall responsibility for the performance of the sales team, including product development, training, recruitment and strategy Jamie has worked in bridging finance now for several years however he is certainly not your average banker turned bridging employee. He served in the British Army for 5 years and left in 2017 and his military training amongst other things, has provided him with the ability to work under pressure, to play as team and to develop strong negotiation skills.

Jon Salisbury - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

JON SIGURDSSON

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

JONATHAN RICHARD SALISBURY

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Joshua Field

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director - Lending

Kirsty Fay

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Krishen Shah

Job Titles:
  • Trainee Accountant

Nicola McCoosh

Job Titles:
  • Group Marketing Manager

ORVAR KAERNESTED

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

RICHARD BEENSTOCK - CEO

Job Titles:
  • ACCOUNTANT
  • Chief Executive
  • Director

Richard King - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • Head of Sales
Richard King looks after our key accounts in the Midlands and North West. Richard is also key in developing wider group strategy and product design however, by his own admission, his favourite aspect of his role is dealing with brokers, taking enquiries and structuring bespoke solutions.

Sam Dundee

Job Titles:
  • Lending Manager

Shane Donnelly

Job Titles:
  • Director - Nothern Ireland

Stephen Davison

Job Titles:
  • Head of Lending
Stephen Davison is based at our Belfast office and has been promoted to Head of Lending with overall responsibility for the firm's lending operations. This involves leading the team on a day-to-day basis, improving systems and managing/building relationships with the firm's professional advisors.