Glenhawk has appointed Josh Knight as managing director of sales and marketing.

Knight will lead the lender’s sales, marketing and product teams and will be responsible for its commercial strategy.

He joins from Octane Capital, where he spent more than eight years as sales and marketing director with responsibility for origination and marketing. Prior to this, Knight spent seven years working in investment sales.

The appointment comes as Glenhawk continues to expand its national sales team, which now includes six field-based and four internal business development managers.

Glenhawk chief executive Andrew Townsend says: “We are delighted to welcome Josh to the team.

“Josh is well respected and connected in our market, and we have been impressed with his strategic approach.

“Over the last three months we have been focused on building out our national sales team, which now comprises six field-based and four internal BDMs — the largest it has been since Glenhawk was founded.

“With the talent we have in the team, and under Josh’s leadership, we are confident in consolidating our position as one of the leaders in the sector.”

Knight says: “I am so excited to take on this role.

“Glenhawk has long been a company I have admired.

“The breadth of the proposition across most deal types and asset classes means we can support brokers in almost all bridging scenarios, which is a salesperson’s dream.

“To be able to lead a highly regarded team, who have already captured impressive market share, is a source of great pride for me.

“I have a clear vision of what I want us to achieve and I’m looking forward to getting started.”