This new hire comes at a time of significant growth for Sancus, following the recent appointments of Mel Fourie as head of sales, North, Jaxon Stevens as head of sales, South, and their teams.

In his new role, Alasdair will be providing specialist property support to the Sancus Group with the business development and credit teams, as well as reviewing loan applications and managing current facilities.

Alasdair is a chartered surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in property development, construction and consultancy in the UK and overseas.

He has worked in all sectors of the built environment, and specialises in appraisals, cashflows, funding, investment and exit strategies.

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Alasdair founded his own development consultancy company in 2009 and has consulted with Sancus for several years.

He has also served as director of Dalmatian Ltd since 2008.

 “Having worked with Sancus on a consultancy basis over the last three years, I am delighted to now be joining such a dynamic business at this exciting time,” said Alasdair. 

“I look forward to supporting all areas of the organisation across the various jurisdictions, and to be working with such an experienced and hardworking team that is fully focused on delivering for all our business partners.”

Rory Mepham, CEO at Sancus Group, said: “Alasdair makes another extremely experienced addition to the Sancus team.

“His knowledge, experience and unrivalled industry network makes him a perfect strategic fit for the business and our aggressive growth plans.”