ThinCats appoints Head of Credit for Midlands and SouthWest

By Nicky Godding

19 October 2021

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ThinCats has appointed Brian Don as Regional Head of Credit for Midlands and the South West.

Based in Birmingham, Brian brings more than three decades worth of experience in banking to the role. His previous work has included business development and relationship roles in corporate and commercial banking, followed by 10 years in commercial credit sanctioning. Brian’s appointment comes as part of ThinCats' continued investment across all regions of the UK in response to increasing deal volumes. Brian’s role will involve working with the business development team, local advisors and businesses to help shape appropriate loan facilities for SMEs in the Midlands and South West.

Amany Attia, CEO of ThinCats, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Brian to ThinCats as part of our ongoing investment in expanding our offer, particularly in the Midlands and South West. ThinCats was founded in the Midlands and it’s a region with which we continue to have very strong connections.

Brian’s appointment builds on our model of having credit teams based in the region to provide speed and certainty when assessing funding proposals from the local business finance community. As Regional Head of Credit, Brian is set to play a key role in servicing the increasing levels of demand for funding to support the growth ambitions of mid-sized SMEs across the Midlands and South West.

Brian added: "ThinCats has an excellent reputation amongst advisors and the wider business community. I’m looking forward to working with the Midlands and South West teams to expand our capacity while maintaining the bespoke, personal service which is key to meeting the needs of mid-sized SMEs, particularly as they look to grow out of the pandemic."

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.