Azets has expanded its UK debt advisory service with two new senior director appointments.
The accountancy and business advisory practice has named Matt Garside as director for Scotland and Lyle Ammon as director for the South region.
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The appointments, confirmed by Azets’ national head of debt advisory, Mark Barrie, are new roles within the company. It takes the UK debt advisory team from seven to ten in the first quarter of the year.
Barrie said: “The appointments reflect debt-market demand we are seeing across the UK from businesses of all sizes.
“Matt and Lyle are highly experienced professionals who provide clients with commercial, strategic finance packages, from invoice financing and asset-based lending to raising new and additional finance.
“With the arrivals of Matt and Lyle, we now have a growing team of ten to cover clients and referrers across England, Scotland and Wales – we work tirelessly to provide clients with the right solutions.”
Garside, who is based in Edinburgh, will lead debt advisory work across Scotland. He joins from Skipton Business Finance.
His career in financial services spans roles at Virgin Money (Clydesdale Bank), Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest.
Ammon arrives from Birthstone Markets, part of Marex Group, and will divide his time between Azets’ London and Maidstone offices.
His previous experience includes positions at Investec and ABN Amro, alongside founding and later selling an invoice finance advisory firm.
Azets South regional managing director Nick Parrett said: “Lyle’s appointment as a debt advisory director here in the South is well timed – there is clear demand from firms for new finance packages which met their expenditure requirements in a tough trading environment.”
Earlier this month, Azets announced that two of staff members at its Newbury office had gained professional accountancy and tax qualifications.
