Lendy, Europe’s leading P2P secured property platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Kelly as Chief Operating Officer.

 Robert has over 25 years of senior level experience in operations management of financial services platforms.

Robert’s experience includes being IT Director and on the board of The Mortgage Lender, where he helped grow the company to a stage where it was originating £50 million a month of residential mortgages. At the time, The Mortgage Lender was the largest direct-to-consumer mortgage lender in the UK.

Robert’s other positions include Chief Information Officer at Smart Driver Club, an app which connects to a car to provide an insurance quote, and Head of IT for Wunelli, which was responsible for developing telematics technology for motor insurance.

Liam Brooke, co-founder of Lendy says: “We are extremely delighted that Robert has decided to join us as Chief Operating Officer – his fintech expertise mixed with his property experience means he is a natural fit for our team.

“We have expanded and improved our team tremendously over the last 18 months. The expansion of our senior team is something that we will continue to focus on.

“One of the things that we are recognised for is the quality of our online platform – we’re looking forward to Robert helping make it even better for our investors and borrowers.”

Robert Kelly says: “I’m excited to be joining one of the market leaders in peer-to-peer property lending and taking on traditional lenders in the property sector.”