Hampshire Trust Bank appoints Deputy Managing Director for Development Finance division

7th October 2022

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Uliana Kuzmis as Deputy Managing Director within its Development Finance division.

Kuzmis joins HTB following seven years at Octopus Group, where she was most recently Head of Development Finance. She will report into Alex Upton, Managing Director, Development Finance.

Alex Upton, Managing Director – Development Finance, Hampshire Trust Bank, said  “When building a team, I have three basic rules – add quality… add quality… and add quality. It’s fair to say that Uliana ticks all those boxes. We have some ambitious growth plans for the business but I am confident that with Uliana in the team we can achieve our targets.”

“Uliana has extensive experience of the UK development finance marketplace and the fact that she has worked across a range of roles means she is ideally suited for success within this new position in the division.”

“We have a real appetite for new business, which was highlighted by the recent increase in our maximum loan amount from £15m to £25m.”