AFC Summer Awards 2025 – Finalists Announced

Asset Finance Connect (AFC) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 AFC Summer Awards.

“We’ve seen an extraordinary level of innovation, ambition, and impact across the sector. This year’s finalists truly represent the future of asset finance, auto finance and equipment finance, and we are proud to celebrate their achievements.”

The winner for each category will be announced during the awards ceremony and gala dinner taking place on July 1st at City Central, set within the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in London.

For more information about the 2025 AFC Summer Awards or to book your table, click here.

Finalists 2025:

AFC asset finance provider of the year 2025, sponsored by LTi Technology Solutions

• Allica Bank
• Arkle Finance Limited
• Haydock Finance
• Novuna Business Finance
• Paragon Bank
• Propel Finance PLC
• Shire Leasing PLC
• Simply
• Tower Leasing Ltd
• Ultimate Finance
• United Trust Bank

AFC auto finance provider of the year 2025

• Charles & Dean Finance
• Lex Autolease
• MotoNovo Finance

AFC equipment finance provider of the year 2025, sponsored by Solifi

• 3 StepIT
• Basikon
• DLL
• Econocom UK & IRL
• Grenke Leasing Ltd
• Halo Corporate Finance Ltd
• Moorgate Finance
• PEAC Solutions
• QuickFi
• Tower Leasing Ltd

AFC large broker of the year 2025, sponsored by Allica Bank

• Anglo Scottish Asset Finance
• Bluestone
• Charles & Dean Finance
• Halo Corporate Finance Ltd
• MAF Finance Group
• Moorgate Finance Ltd
• STAR Asset Finance

AFC small broker of the year 2025

• Chatsbrook
• Crown Business Finance
• Crystal Business Finance
• Evolve Business Finance
• Honey Asset Finance
• NexGen Business Finance
• UBT (EU) Ltd

AFC lender of the year 2025, sponsored by NETSOL Technologies

• Aldermore Bank
• Allica Bank
• Close Brothers Broker Solutions
• Lloyds Bank
• Metro Bank Asset Finance
• Novuna Business Finance
• Propel Finance PLC
• Tower Leasing Ltd
• Ultimate Finance

AFC professional services firm of the year 2025

• CGI
• Gateley Legal
• TLT LLP

AFC best auto or equipment finance organisation to work for 2025, sponsored by Acquis

• Charles & Dean Finance
• Compass Business Finance
• Halo Corporate Finance Ltd
• Metro Bank Asset Finance
• PEAC Solutions
• Renaissance Asset Finance Limited
• Shire Leasing PLC
• Tower Leasing Ltd

AFC environment award 2025

• Capitas Finance Ltd
• Close Brothers Asset Finance
• Econocom
• Lombard North Central PLC
• Novuna Business Finance
• PEAC Solutions
• Shire Leasing PLC

AFC excellence in compliance award 2025, sponsored by Shoosmiths

• Compliance Team, AFS Compliance UK Ltd
• Rohan Kelsey, Head of 2nd Line Risk & Compliance, and Andrew Bagnall, Enterprise-Wide Risk Lead, Arkle Finance Ltd
• Leigh Knowles, Compliance and Projects Lead, Charles & Dean Finance
• Sarah Cunningham, Head of Compliance, NACFB
• Robert Stavely, Legal and Compliance Director, PEAC Solutions and Olinka Kelcikova, Compliance Officer, PEAC Solutions

AFC excellence in technology award 2025, sponsored by VIP Apps Consulting

• Aldermore Bank
• Sheliza Siddiqui, Senior Credit Risk Quant – Lending, Allica Bank
• Bluestone
• Digilytics AI
• Amar Rana, CEO, Fastcheck
• Data Insight and Automation team, Novuna Business Finance
• Technology Development Team, Propel Finance PLC
• Asset Finance Technology Team, Simply
• Eldon Richards, Chief Technology Officer, Solifi
• Matthew Potts, CTO and Co Founder, Tomorrow’s Journey
• The Lucero team, Oswaldo Colon, Lead Developer, and Richard Huston, Managing Director and Lead Architect, VAMOS

AFC social award 2025

• Alfa
• Jazmine Frost, Business Development Consultant (Financial Services) and UK&A DEI Lead, CGI
• Isara Cotton, Head of Lombard Digital and Direct and Sponsor of the Lombard People and Culture Board
• Metro Bank Asset Finance

AFC outstanding achievement award 2025, sponsored by grenke

• Robert Linfoot, Product and Performance Manager, Aldermore Bank
• Asset Finance Business Development Team, Allica Bank
• Mark Hargreaves, Finance Director, Bluestone and Sophie Johnston, Training & Compliance Officer, Bluestone and Richard Tamlyn, Head of Sales & Marketing, Bluestone and Bob Vale, Director, CodingTank
• Jodie Crabb, Operations Manager, Chatsbrook
• Emma Strong, IT Partner, BDM, and CHG-Meridian team
• Mark Orchard, Commercial Director, Econocom
• Product & Transaction Management (PTM) Team, Lombard North Central PLC
• Nathan Mollett, HoAF, United Trust Bank
• The Propel Marketing Department, Propel Finance PLC
• Risk Team, Shire Leasing PLC
• Jayne Garrow, Implementation Director, Tomorrow’s Journey
• Mickaella Johnson, Operations Manager, Sales Support, Tower Leasing

AFC rising star award 2025

• Kevin Calkiewicz, Associate Director, Charles & Dean Finance
• Amy Chick, Event Manager, Chatsbrook
• Louis Taylor, Senior Account Director, Full Metal Finance
• Sheryl Casey, London South Branch Leader, grenke UK
• George Hall, Broker, Hall Asset Finance
• Luke Wise, Lease Admin Team Leader, Investec Asset Finance Plc
• Jake Dye, Unsecured Lending Manager, MAF Finance Group
• Miki Baici, Credit Risk Portfolio Manager, Metro Bank Asset Finance
• Cherrice Baffana, Business Development Support, Metro Bank Asset Finance
• Hasini Rangala, Senior Graphic Designer, Propel Finance PLC
• Bradley Shea, Senior Sales Support Executive, Time Finance – Asset Finance
• Komal Mekala, Commercial Specialist, Tomorrow’s Journey
• Siv Marinova, Senior New Business Administrator, Virgin Money

AFC CEO of the year 2025

• Nathan Mollett, Head of Asset Finance, UTB
• Chris Kirby, CEO and Co-Founder, Tomorrow’s Journey
• Kerry Howells, CEO, Tower Leasing
• Josh Levy, CEO, Ultimate Finance
• Richard Huston, Managing Director, VAMOS

In additional to the AFC Awards, the winners of the AFUK50 Annual Survey Awards, sponsored by Solifi, and the new AF30 Broker Survey Awards, sponsored by Propel Finance, will also be announced.

The winners for all award categories will be announced during the Summer Awards ceremony and gala dinner on July 1^st at City Central set within the grounds of the prestigious Honourable Artillery Company in London.

For further information about the event or to book your table now, please visit the AFC Summer Awards 2025 website.