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Appointments Sponsored by Appointments Managing Director appointed at Premier Asset Finance Published: 13th April 2023 Share Ken McKeating, former Sales Director for SME Lending at Paragon Bank, has been appointed as Managing Director of Premier Asset Finance. McKeating has had an extensive career in asset finance, holding senior roles such as Director at Bank of Scotland and Joint Managing Director of Dash Commercial Finance from 2010 to 2017. He then joined Paragon Bank in October 2017 spending the last three years as Sales Director for the SME Lending division. Premier Asset Finance was co-founded by Kevin Davidson in 2008 after working for over 20 years at the Bank of Scotland and is today one of the UK’s leading providers of asset finance, with more than £1 billion in funding arranged over 15,000 agreements. Davidson has now retired after 40 years in the industry. In 2016 Premier Asset Finance was obtained by FTSE250 specialist Paragon Bank and continues to excel since being acquired. McKeating has over 30 years’ experience in the finance sector with exceptional experience and focus in sales and sales leadership roles. Commenting on his appointment as Premier Asset Finance’s new Managing Director, Ken McKeating said: “I am delighted to be joining Premier Asset Finance and building on the good work of Kevin and the team. I’m very much looking forward to being part of Premiers future and working with the team to further develop the huge potential of the business.” Lisa Laverick Editor - Asset Finance Connect Sign up to our newsletter Featured Stories CommunityFunding Xchange to sponsor Leasing Foundation’s EDI initiatives AppointmentsSOFICO strengthens Board of Directors with Yves Bonnefont Corporate Member AppointmentsHaydock Finance announces new roles to support service delivery