Georgina Roscoe has joined the business as PA to CEO Jonathan Sealey, Joanne McGillicuddy has been appointed as underwriting assistant while Yvonne Dunn starts as admin assistant.
Since June 2016, Hope has doubled its workforce to 14 staff with five new joiners in this year alone. And not only is Hope expanding fast, but the company is also leading the way in promoting women in finance; Georgina, Joanne and Yvonne’s appointments means over 70 per cent of the staff are female.
Georgina is a seasoned Executive Assistant with more than 20 years' experience, having previously held positions at international law firms in the City of London including Cooley LLP and Bircham Dyson Bell.
Georgina’s main responsibilities will be to support Jonathan in his activity to achieve the goals of the business. She said:
“Hope is a fantastic company with a great track record, and I am looking forward to supporting Jonathan as he strives to take the business even further.”
Joanne joins as Hope as underwriting assistant and brings with her a wealth of experience of working to tight time constraints and proactively liaising with internal departments and stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.
Jonathan Sealey, CEO, Hope Capital said:
“We have had a very successful year so far, with a 30% increase on our loan book in the first three months of 2018. To continue to grow, we need to bring people who can help us achieve our targets. Georgina, Joanne and Yvonne will play key roles in that growth, and we are delighted to welcome them all to the team.
"We will be moving to a new and bigger office in the next month, and will then be looking to take on more people in all areas of the business to help us achieve our ambitious expansion plans.”
