Together hires Fourie as North West corporate relationship director

By Bridging Loan Directory 27th January 2025

Property lender Together has appointed a new Corporate Sales Director for the North West as it expands its distribution in key regions.

Melanie Fourie, who has 30 years experience in the financial services industry, re-joins Together, having previously worked at the Manchester-based lender between 2018 and 2021.

In her new role, Mel will focus on expanding her vast network, building strong relationships with professional sector introducers, SMEs, investors and entrepreneurs across the region as Together continues to grow its £7.6 billion loan book.

Mel said:

“It’s fantastic to be returning to Together, a business with a common-sense approach to lending and one where I feel I can help the most people achieve their property ambitions.

Together’s broad offering and flexible criteria means we are able to support corporate clients, whatever their circumstances may be.

I’m looking forward to connecting with all the amazing introducers and clients I’ve worked with over the past three decades working in financial services, and I can’t wait to support the company in its next phase of growth.”

Mel joins Together from privately-owned commercial lender ASG Finance, where she had been an Executive Director and board member for two years. Before that, she had been Head of Sales for the North at property finance firm Sancus Lending Group.

Mel’s background span’s all the lending genres making her an expert at delivering creative lending solutions

Previously, undertaking National development Director and Head of Affiliates at Together and before that was a strategic partnership manager at SME lending platform RateSetter, a regional development manager in the corporate and commercial sectors for Funding Circle.

The experienced finance professional spent more than 13 years as a Regional business manager for Barclays, where she was involved in Retail, Private banking, corporate banking and business banking, delivering funding to clients across the North West, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Mel, who lives in Rossendale, has provided foster care for children over many years and is a trustee of ‘The Georgia Fourie Butterfly Fund’ housed at Holly Grove School for children with special needs in Burnley.

With her husband Tim, a former South African professional rugby player, she has raised tens of thousands of pounds for the school through the fund, set up in memory of their daughter who passed away aged nine.

Alex Bodie, Director of Corporate and Community Housing at Together, said:

“I’m delighted to be welcoming Mel back to Together.

Her background in financial services speaks for itself and she is well-known within the industry, not only for her wealth of knowledge and experience but also her passion for building cast-iron relationships with corporate clients, which will prove a huge benefit for our business.”