LendInvest hires industry veteran to head up sales and distribution marketing

By Bridging Loan Directory 18th November 2014

LendInvest has confirmed that it has hired John Prust, as Head of Sales & Marketing for its lending products. John has over 25 years experience in the mortgage industry, and significant experience running some of the industry’s largest and most successful mortgage sales teams.

John Prust has previously held a number of senior roles, including being a director of the mortgage division of Lehman Brothers; and for ten years prior to that, was Sales and Marketing Director for Southern Pacific Mortgage Ltd.

Christian Faes commented:

“We’re very excited to welcome John to the LendInvest team. He brings with him significant experience in running sales and marketing teams, and has a great deal of knowledge when it comes to mapping out successful strategies for distribution. We have a big appetite to lend in this market, and this hire will greatly expand our bandwidth and focus our strategy for doing so.”

John Prust commented:

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining LendInvest. They are market leading, dynamic and a very exciting business to be part of. What LendInvest are doing is something that is genuinely very different. In my view they are unquestionably the most innovative lender in the UK mortgage market, and are building a platform that will change the way lending is done in this country.”