Specialist financier Falcon Group has appointed Lee Casey as business development manager for UK Midlands.

Casey joins from HSBC, where he served as business relationship manager for commercial banking. Prior to this, he held a variety of roles within HSBC, RBS and Natwest – totalling 22 years of experience in commercial banking.

Commenting on the new appointment, Falcon’s head of business development, UK and Europe, Emma Clark says: “Lee is joining at a time when non-bank finance solutions are experiencing strong traction among UK businesses, his industry knowledge, networks and experience will be a tremendous asset to our UK team.”