Wells Fargo Capital Finance Hires Nick Lawrence to Lead European Expansion of Supply Chain Finance
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wells Fargo Capital Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), announced that Nick Lawrence has been appointed as managing director for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) as it finalizes the build out of its European platform to support all three international products, Channel Finance, Supplier Finance and Sales Finance.
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Nick Lawrence, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Capital Finance (Photo: Business Wire)
Lawrence joins Wells Fargo from GE Capital Bank Limited in London, where he served as a commercial leader in the Commercial Distribution Finance business. Along with his experience in cross-border trade receivables financing and supply chain finance, he brings extensive commercial sales experience specializing in helping manufacturer’s and their distribution channel partners grow their revenues. Lawrence spent the last 10 years of his career with a strong focus on the technology sector providing products and solutions for global corporations designed to optimise working capital and cashflow, manage risk and keep supply chains stable.
Based in London, Lawrence will oversee the SCF business in Europe by developing market strategies, originating new SCF programs, and expanding new and existing supplier and vendor relationships. His appointment, under the leadership of Steve Hopkins, head of Supply Chain Finance, demonstrates the next stage of Wells Fargo Capital Finance’s international expansion in Europe.
“Nick brings extensive knowledge to his role with over 25 years of experience in the financial services arena,” said Hopkins. “Supply chain financing is increasingly important in international trade as dynamic trends in the global market continue to add complexity. Nick’s ability to implement strategies to drive growth and expansion of these programmes will position us to support more of our customers throughout Europe.”
About Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Wells Fargo Capital Finance provides comprehensive asset-based lending, supply chain finance, and technology finance to a wide spectrum of companies across the UK. With offices in London, Birmingham, and Manchester, we bring a strong and proven track record of working with clients to develop their businesses. We deliver flexible financing options for companies facing a variety of situations, including: early and mid-stage turnarounds, growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions. As part of Wells Fargo & Company, a leading financial services provider with a long-standing reputation for strength and stability, we can also provide access to a wide range of products and services aimed at helping companies succeed.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 12,800 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.
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