Andrew Johnston joined ABN AMRO Commercial Finance as UK head of Sales for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

He will lead a team of business development managers located across England and Wales focused on supporting SMEs with funding requirements up to £10 million. He will work closely with Pierre Vinci, head of Corporate & International Origination, whose team focuses on supporting larger organizations across the UK and Europe. Johnson will report to Debbie Bell, commercial director UK.

With more than 26 years of experience in financial services, Johnson joined ACF from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), where he led a team of executive leadership coaches in Commercial and Private Banking. Prior to that, he worked as director of Client Relations in RBS Invoice Finance and Business Development director in the Commercial Bank, responsible for attracting new customers to the bank.

“At ACF we aim for growth by harnessing talent, so are very pleased to welcome Andrew to our team,” Bell said. “His knowledge and expertise will be a great asset to our commercial department, as we continue to deliver creative asset based lending solutions to our clients.”