DF Capital appoints Garry Frew as chief commercial officer

DF Capital, the specialist commercial lending bank supporting dealers and manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Garry Frew as chief commercial officer.

In his new role, Garry will report into CEO Carl D’Ammassa and will lead the bank’s commercial lending function. He will be responsible for strategy and growth initiatives to continue supporting manufacturers and dealer customers.

Garry joins DF Capital from Wells Fargo, where he spent 17 years in a number of senior roles in the US and Europe. For the past six years, he held the position of vice president for strategic relations in the commercial distribution finance business. Garry brings extensive experience in inventory and distribution finance, as well as financial analysis and business acquisition. He also has an executive MBA from London Business School.

“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Garry to DF Capital and to the leadership team,” commented Carl D’Ammassa, CEO, DF Capital.

“His deep knowledge of our lending products, sectors and customers, as well as his proven track record of career success make him the perfect fit for this role. I am confident that he will play a significant role, building on our amazing achievements to date, in helping us further scale the bank, whilst putting our customer needs first and acting sustainably.”

Garry Frew said: “I’m excited to join DF Capital’s journey and build on the successes the team has achieved to date. I am confident that I can use my experience and expertise to help the company achieve its next level of growth and continue to demonstrate value both to our existing and to our prospective customers. I am excited to work with Carl and the rest of the team – we have a bright future ahead and I am looking forward to getting started.”