Santander Invoice Finance appoints Head of Recruitment

Santander UK has announced the appointment of Alan Horton as its Head of Recruitment sector for the invoice finance team.

Horton will be responsible for understanding the needs of the recruitment sector and ensuring the invoice finance facilities the bank offers to recruitment clients are appropriate to help them achieve their goals. Invoice finance is a growing segment for CCB and last year increased funding to its clients by 50%.

With almost 16 years’ experience in invoice finance, working with a number of recruitment companies, Alan will move into this newly created role from his previous position of head of origination for commercial clients in Santander Invoice Finance.

Ian Cole, Head of Invoice Finance origination, corporate & commercial banking, Santander UK said “Alan brings a wealth of experience in supporting clients with invoice finance and working capital solutions. He will be invaluable as we seek to support more UK-based recruitment businesses with their ambitions to grow over the coming years.”