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Mr Edward Troughton Mr. Edward Troughton is Head of Asset Management Business Development at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Edward has nearly 30 years’ experience in the Asset Management sector. He spent 8 years with BlackRock building their brand and business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and managed the Asian business based out of Hong Kong. He ended his time at BlackRock as Head of UK Institutional Business Development. Immediately prior to joining BLME Edward worked at Alliance Trust PLC where he launched and led their third party investment business, Alliance Trust Investments (ATI). He was a member of the Board of ATI and of the Group's Executive Committee. Edward started his career managing Asian Equity portfolios and over his career has spent 9 years living and working in Hong Kong.
Ms Katharine Tudor Mr. Katharine Tudor is Senior Manager of ABL Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Katharine is a chartered accountant, qualifying at PKF Littlejohn LLP subsequent to joining their Business Assurance division in 2010. At PKF Littlejohn, Katharine led corporate audits of a range of mid-market businesses within the UK and in 2013 was seconded to Brussels to work with the European Commission. Katharine joined BLME in March 2014 and manages both existing client facilities and prospective transactions for the ABL portfolio.
Mr Robert Harris Mr. Robert Harris is Head of ABL Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Rob has spent his entire career in Leasing. Originally five years at Kleinwort Benson followed by a year at Islamic Leasing Company Abicsun Ltd, he spent the last twenty-one years at ING Lease (UK) Limited. In June 1997 he was appointed Treasurer, in Jan 2002 was appointed head of Middle Ticket and became a director of the company from Aug 2002. He joined BLME in Feb 2013 as a Director within the Leasing team following ING’s exit from the UK market in late 2012 and became Director, Head of ABL Finance with effect from July 2014.
Mr Stuart Smith Mr. Stuart Smith is Assistant Manager of Trade Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Stuart graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2012 with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. During his time at university he spent a year working in Industry for an engineering firm specialising in the shipping and Oil & gas industries. Stuart joined Deloitte in London in 2012 as a risk consultant, working across Finance, Energy and Mining. He joined BLME in October 2013 and has worked for both Trade Finance and ABL Finance teams. In June 2014 Stuart became Assistant Manager of Trade Finance at BLME.
Mr Pratik Patel Mr. Pratik Patel is Associate Director of Trade Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Pratik joined BLME in October 2011 to develop the trade finance business. During his career to date he has worked at Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Ernst & Young where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Mr Julian Niven Reed Mr. Julian Niven Reed is Portfolio Manager, Leasing at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Julian joined BLME in February 2013 with ten years leasing experience gained at ING Lease UK Limited.
Mr John Stephens Mr. John Stephens is Director of International Leasing at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. John has 16 years leasing and Structured Asset Finance experience in Transportation at international banks including Barclays, Fortis and most recently Lombard where he was responsible for the banks Aviation financing activities in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. John joined BLME in January 2015 as Director and is responsible for growing BLME’s international leasing capabilities.
Mr Simon Lefevre Mr. Simon Lefevre is Head of UK Leasing at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Simon graduated from Leeds University and has since dedicated his career to the Asset Finance industry. After 4 years at Lombard from 1995, he joined ING Lease in 1999 in their UK middle ticket leasing team. In 2003 he was appointed Associate Director responsible for assisting with the continued growth and development of the structured and middle ticket activities of ING, until its exit from the UK Market in late 2012. He joined BLME in February 2013 and is the Head of the UK Middle Ticket Leasing team.
Mr Fred Yue Mr. Fred Yue is Head of Leasing at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Fred graduated from Cardiff University and has spent over 30 years working in the Leasing industry. He joined ING Farm Finance in 1991 as part of the successful start-up management team during which time it became a leading agriculture finance company in the UK. He was subsequently appointed Finance Director and in 1999 became Executive Director of ING Lease UK. In 2005 he joined CIT Vendor Finance as European CFO based in Dublin. On his return to London he took up a senior position in finance in Lloyds Corporate Banking before joining Syscap as CFO in 2009. Fred joined BLME in 2012.
Ms Eiman Gendi Ms. Eiman Gendi is Client Support Officer at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Ms. Eiman holds a BA in Economics and Development from the American University in Cairo and has over 17 years’ solid private banking experience within a few UK Middle Eastern Banks. She worked for Ahli United Bank (UK) Plc for 14 years as Private Banking Relationship Support Officer and prior to that was Customer Services Officer in Saudi British Bank and Jordon International Bank. Also, she represented Morris Cohen Solicitors in the Home Office as English / Arabic interpreter for two years on a part-time basis.
Mr Luke Bennett Mr. Luke Bennett is Manager of Real Estate Department at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Luke joined BLME in October 2013 from PwC where he spent 4 years in the London Assurance practice. Within the Property Finance team his focus is towards commercial, healthcare and age-restricted property transactions. Luke is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales .
Mr Jonathan Long Mr. Jonathan Long is Senior Manager of Real Estate at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Jonathan joined BLME in February 2013. He was previously with Ernst & Young for four years where he worked in the Banking and Capital Markets group. He is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham. Jonathan works across the deal cycle from origination to redemption
Mr Joe Flaherty Mr. Joe Flaherty is Associate Director of Real Estate at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Joe joined BLME in April 2012 from RBS, where he provided assurance work in southern Europe and the CIS for the Global Banking & Markets business. Currently, he undertakes a wide variety of transactions .
Ms Alice Myers Ms. Alice Myers is Head of Real Estate at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Ms. Alice joined BLME in April 2008 and has since grown the real estate business to encompass the investment and development finance together with private client property services. She leads the overall strategy and manages transactions from inception to drawdown for both commercial and residential properties with an excellent track record of deal closing.
Ms Ramandeep Kharaud Ms. Ramandeep Kharaud is Assistant Manager of Acquisition Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Ms. Ramandeep joined the acquisition finance team in July 2014 having previously worked at the Bank of Ireland within their Corporate Banking team specialising in technology, media and telecoms.
Mr Doug Wilson Mr. Doug Wilson is Manager of Acquisition Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Doug joined BLME in February 2015 having previously worked as a Corporate Finance Executive at Diagnostic Capital in Manchester. Prior to this, Doug worked within PwC’s Transaction Services department in London.
Mr Charles O’Riordan Mr. Charles O’Riordan is Manager of Acquisition Finance at Bank of London and The Middle East Holdings PLC . Mr. Charles Charles joined BLME in December 2013 having previously worked at Lloyds’ corporate bank in their planning and strategy division. Prior to this, Charles spent three years in PwC’s banking and capital markets assurance practice.
Mr Serkan Berksoylu Mr Serkan Berksoylu is Sales Manager of London Office at Dar Al Kawthar Real Estate.
Mr John Goreing Mr John Goreing is a Vice President Special Projects at Olive Group.
Mr Hima Bhandoola Mr Hima Bhandoola is Head of Projects at Gulf Finance Corporation PJSC