"Understanding development and seeing the opportunity through our borrower’s eyes is at the heart of the Blend story, and Matthew’s expertise in this area makes him a terrific addition to our team."
- David Alcock, managing director at Blend
Specialist development finance lender, Blend, has appointed Matthew Measures as head of credit.
Matthew will be responsible for leading the portfolio team in closing and monitoring of new business and will lead the introduction of new tools to ensure high standard credit quality.
Matthew joins Blend with two decades of industry expertise, most recently as senior investment manager within the credit team at Atelier, where he was responsible for structuring and underwriting new business opportunities across various property asset classes and ongoing monitoring. Prior to that, he spent six years in the development finance team at Hampshire Trust Bank and, before that, worked in restructuring and recoveries at Barclays.
Matthew's appointment follows the recent hire of Graeme Walker as its lending director.
David Alcock, managing director at Blend, commented: “Having worked with Matthew before, I know the depth and breadth of his knowledge and his understanding of the many variables which impact developers day to day in this market. Understanding development and seeing the opportunity through our borrower’s eyes is at the heart of the Blend story, and Matthew’s expertise in this area makes him a terrific addition to our team. Furthermore, Matthew’s mindset, values and forward-thinking approach to business tightly aligns with ours at Blend in that we work with developers to find solutions. I look forward to working with Matthew again whose knowledge and expertise perfectly correspond to the current needs of the business.”
Matthew Measures added: “Having worked with David and several other team members before, I am very pleased to be joining Blend at such an exciting time. The company has already gained recognition as one of the most solid, trustworthy, and through-the-cycle specialist development finance lenders. Its business model, strategy, flexibility, and safe source of capital offer experience property developers flexible, secured funding. I believe the company has a great future and I look forward to playing a strong role in its expansion and success.”
