Puma Property Finance has made one of its directors, Tony Throp, the firm’s first head of healthcare.
The newly created role reflects Puma’s continued commitment to the healthcare sector, supporting the development of care homes and associated social infrastructure across the UK.
Throp will be charged with expanding Puma’s current healthcare lending franchise, which has facilitated more than 2,300 care beds, worth more than £500m, through development loans.
Throp has worked at Puma as a director for seven years. Prior to that, he was investment manager at Shore Capital, Puma’s parent company.
He was also an associate in UK M&A, global banking and markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland and a senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Paul Frost, managing director of Puma Property Finance, said: “Our business has grown substantially in recent years and our longstanding support of the healthcare sector has been a major part of that success story.
“Tony is widely recognised as a leader in his field, and his appointment as Puma’s first head of healthcare is a recognition both of his efforts in building our healthcare franchise, and our commitment as a business to continue investing in this vital sector in the years to come. I wish him every success and look forward to the growth he will surely deliver.”
Throp said: “Puma is committed to supporting and encouraging the development of high-quality healthcare schemes all across the UK. As life expectancy and the demand for good-quality homes increases, the supply of new care beds is still not keeping pace with this growing need.
“We understand that well-designed developments offer long-term benefits, so I’m excited to step into this new role and continue to deliver future-proof schemes alongside trusted development partners.”
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