Chris Kennedy has over 30 years experience in the Asset Finance and Leasing Market both in the UK and overseas. He started his career as new business representative for Mercantile Credit in Manchester and undertook branch and regional management roles in various parts of the UK.

In 1982 he was seconded to WesBank, a Barclays subsidiary in Johannesburg.

In the mid-eighties he worked with Dial Contracts to establish new subsidiary operations in Spain and Italy before joining Highland Leasing as Senior International Manager.

In the 1990s Chris set up Barclays Asset Finance Sales Aid Risk operation before his appointment as Divisional Director, to oversee the management and sale of an impaired Commercial Lending portfolio.

In 1997 he was appointed Head of Vendor Markets covering Agriculture, Commercial Vehicles, IT and Materials Handling sectors.

After taking early retirement in 2001 he has undertaken Business Development roles with Jigsaw Finance Group and, more recently, the US credit card operator MBNA, supporting their drive into business credit cards.

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