Peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capital has appointed Rob Pailin as its chief commercial officer and member of the board of directors.
Pailin joins from RBS Corporate, where was managing director of the bank’s corporate business in the north. As a senior executive at RBS for more than 10 years, Pailin was also chief operating officer for RBS Corporate EU divestment team, responsible for a wide range of functions including business risk and controls, change management, customer insight, regulatory reporting and management information and analytics.
He has recently been preparing for RBS’s re-brand to Williams & Glyn ahead of its planned IPO.
Pailin’s wide-ranging role at Assetz Capital covers most aspects of the business, and will be working closely with chief executive Stuart Law to help achieve the company’s fast track growth plan. He will also oversee the development of regional offices, of which there are currently three with plans to extend to 10 in 2017.
Law says: “Rob Pailin’s track record in driving the RBS Corporate business was a real attraction to us as a high growth business operating in a highly dynamic and competitive market. His knowledge of small and medium sized businesses is second to none, and has an exemplary reputation in building relationships between financial institutions and commercial borrowers.”
