Vantis Business Recovery Services (BRS), a division of Vantis, a leading UK accounting, tax and business recovery and advisory group, has appointed Gerry Donnelly as Associate Director.
Gerry’s career includes 15 years in senior management positions in manufacturing and financial services. He is a well-known figure in the Birmingham corporate community, having previously been Managing Director of Bibby Factors West Midlands Limited. Gerry brings with him a wealth of experience in risk, new business and strategic management, including provision of risk and pre-lend reviews to the main independent and bank owned ABLs, specialising in complex and distressed lends.
In his new role, Gerry will be responsible for developing, promoting and delivering focused risk management and pre-lend reviews to the Asset Based Lending (ABL) industry. Being based at Vantis’ Birmingham location, he will also be actively involved with the team there in sourcing restructuring and insolvency advice direct from the lenders.
Lionel Blackledge, National Head of ABL at Vantis, said: “Vantis has, for many years, had strong relationships with the ABL market and Gerry’s appointment is part of our ongoing investment to ensure we meet our clients’ needs.”
Gerry comments: “This is an exciting time to be joining Vantis, which has always adopted an entrepreneurial approach to its ABL product offering.”