GE Capital has expanded its business development team with five senior appointments across its asset-based lending operations in the UK.

Oliver Sutton is the new regional director for Greater London and Home Counties. Sutton – whose experience includes a regional manager role for Davenham Group – assumes the new role having previously worked as regional director for GE Capital’s equipment finance business.

Alan Austin becomes regional director for Greater London and the South. He joins from KBC Business Capital and will report to Jon Hughes, business development director for London and the South East.

Barry Lee has been appointed regional director for East Midlands. He joins from HSBC, where he spent the past three years heading up its asset-based lending offering in the East of England.

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Peter Jones becomes regional director for Manchester. Jones, who has over 25 years experience in the financial services sector, previously worked at Landsbanki.

Nihal Winniczuk is the new regional manager for GE Capital business in Yorkshire. She started her career at GE Capital as a client manager and will report to Simon Wells, business development director for the North.

Antonio Fabrizio