Recognise Bank has appointed four lending managers to extend the team’s geographical reach across England, Wales and mainland Scotland.

Luke Beirne joins as senior lending manager with Richard Winston, Ryan Kelly and Tom Ravenscroft joining as lending managers.

All four will work directly with brokers to support new business enquiries, structure complex deals, and guide cases through to completion.

Beirne has spent nearly two decades in banking, having worked for both high street and challenger banks including Lloyds Banking Group and Aldermore.

He has knowledge of commercial, buy-to-let and bridging lending, with a focus on supporting property investors and developers throughout his career.

Meanwhile, Winston is an experienced property finance professional with a background in relationship management, business development, and credit assessment within the commercial banking and real estate lending spaces.

His recent roles include as a relationship manager at both Signature Property Finance and Cynergy Bank.

Prior to that, Winston held business development roles at Habito, Shawbrook Bank, Santander Corporate & Commercial Bank and HSBC.

Kelly has worked in specialist finance for ten years at Finance 4 Business starting as an administrative assistant and rising to become a case manager and then a commercial finance advisor before joining Recognise Bank.

Ravenscroft joins Recognise Bank after working as a broker covering all areas of property finance, particularly residential and BTL.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a financial crime analyst across the retail banking sector.

Recognise Bank chief commercial officer Caroline Luxmore says: “Luke, Richard, Ryan and Tom all bring with them a huge amount of sector and market experience which complements our existing team and expands our geographical reach. We’re excited to have them on board, and they will be pivotal as we develop our lending proposition.”