BRIGHTSTAR MANAGEMENT TEAM

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  Rob Jupp
  Group Chief Executive Officer

  

  Rob Jupp
  Group Chief Executive Officer

  rob.jupp@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  Rob sits at the helm as CEO of the Brightstar Group – the UK’s largest specialist distributor of UK-based, secured property debt, producing more than £1 billion of specialist property debt per annum. Brightstar has won more than 100 national awards since 2012 including the coveted, Investor in People (IIP) Best Gold Employer (below 249 staff) in the Globe and was named The Sunday Times Best Small Company to Work For in both 2019 and 2020.

  Rob is in his third decade working within the specialist lending market. He has served as Chairman of the AOBP (2013 to 2015) and was member of the AMI Industry Contact Group. Rob is a regular panellist and keynote speaker as well as being a much-respected media commentator. As a key voice within the sector, he provides support to the FCA through ongoing discussions on current and future market issues.
  Rob is a five times British Mortgage Award winner and was voted Mortgage Personality of the Year at the Mortgage Strategy Awards in 2012 and won it again for an unprecedented second time in 2019.
  The pride that Rob has for the group and the wider industry is clear to all that meet him. He works tirelessly to ensure we work with the best partners and recruit and retain the very best stakeholders. His passion for raising the standard of employment, education, regulation, and service is infectious. His belief that ‘you don’t get what you deserve you get what you negotiate’ has been facilitated by his larger than life personality and ability to build genuine and rewarding relationships across the industry.

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  Bradley Moore
  Managing Director

  

  Bradley Moore
  Managing Director

  bradley.moore@brightstarfinancial.co.uk
  PA: kara.bear@brightstarfinancial.co.uk

  Bradley has over 20 years’ experience across numerous financial services businesses, his early working life was for Blevins Franks Investment Management based in Malta before moving to Aviva in the city of London. Prior to founding Brightstar with his long term friends Rob Jupp and Kit Thompson he worked for Savills Private Finance.

  Today Bradley is Brightstar’s Managing Director, taking care of the sales function of the business. Outside of work his real passions are his young family and travelling.

  Bradley is well known for his no nonsense approach and desire to ensure that Brightstar remain at the very top of the Specialist Sector.

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  Clare Jupp
  Group Chief People Officer

  

  Clare Jupp
  Group Chief People Officer

  clare.jupp@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  As Director of People Development for the Brightstar Group, Clare has been guiding, supporting and developing the group team since inception. Clare’s belief that ensuring the highest levels of staff engagement result in increased job satisfaction, motivation and ultimately business success has guided the group to being crowned ‘The Sunday Times Best Small Company to Work For’ in both 2019 and 2020. Clare’s accolades do not stop there as she has personally won Financial Reporter Women’s Recognition Awards 2018 – ‘Woman in Management’ and ‘Equality Employer of the Year’ and the Financial Reporter Women’s Recognition Awards – ‘Spokesperson of the Year’ in both 2019 and 2020. As Clare’s award wins suggest, she is an avid industry spokesperson, regularly participating in round-tables, podcasts, judging panels and key speaker engagements.

  Clare also plays an active role in the Women in Finance Charter, and is passionate about supporting women into the industry. Having been an early adopter and signatory of the charter, she continues to proactively fly the flag for the cause as a supporter and confidant, speaker, columnist, campaigner and event organiser.

  Clare boasts a BA (Hons) in English (Vice Chancellor’s Prize Winner – Top all round graduate at Birmingham University in 1992), a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate Education), MA Management and Leadership and NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship). Her unique ability to bring out the best of everyone she works with was founded with a 16-year career in education including a role as a secondary school Headteacher. It was during this time Clare believes she learnt the invaluable skills of communications, public speaking, coaching and mentoring – whether that be for the Young Learners and Young Brightstars programmes or Senior Managers needing help further engaging with and inspiring their teams.

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  William Lloyd-Hayward
  Group COO
  Sirius Finance MD

  

  William Lloyd-Hayward
  Group COO
  Sirius Finance MD

  william.lloyed-hayward@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  Will is responsible for the operational management of the entire Brightstar Group.  He is a highly valued member of the team, taking lead on all matters financial, Human Resources, technology and operational. He works relentlessly to champion a proactive environment ensuring that the group operations remain resilient in an ever-changing market and drive efficiencies in our working practices. Since joining the group in 2012, he has racked up a number of accolades including Winner of Rising Star Distributor at The British Specialist Lending Awards 2018, Top 35 under 35 for Bridging & Commercial Magazine 2020 and a place on the judging panel for the British Specialist Lending Awards 2020.

  Will’s background is steeped in politics, with more than 13 years spanning leadership and campaign roles with Brentwood Borough Council and the Conservative Party. He utilises this mindset and skill base to achieve consensus and resolution amongst the Group teams and partners, and plays a pivotal role in finding a way forward with any challenge the Group comes across, whether internal or external. It is no surprise that his favourite quote comes from one of the most respected politicians of our time, Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”.

  A true champion for operational and organisational change, with genuine passion for the finance sector, our team, valued partners and education in general, Will’s imprint on our company culture is invaluable.

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  Kara Bear
  Executive Assistant

  

  Kara Bear
  Executive Assistant

  kara.bear@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  Kara joined Brightstar in October 2013.  She has now clocked up over 9 years’ experience in the financial services industry, having previously worked for Lloyds Banking Group.

  Kara is one of our ‘home grown’ talents, having joined Brightstar as an administrator for the Mortgages & BTL division, managing cases for 4 consultants. The team rapidly grew and her role evolved to become the Sales Support Team Leader where she helped lead and manage process changes. As well as being a team leader, Kara was also one of the original ‘Learning Champions’ within a scheme that was created to enhance the learning programme for new starters and to support existing employees. Within her Learning Champion capacity Kara helped devise the induction programme and booklet which is used by all new entrants to help them successfully pass their induction.

  Recently, Kara has taken on the role of PA to Rob Jupp and Bradley Moore and is very much looking forward to new challenges.

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  Gina Blagden
  Head of Sales

  

  Gina Blagden
  Head of Sales

  gina.blagden@brightstarfinancial.co.uk

  Gina has been an influential member of the Brightstar team since August 2012.  Having an extensive underwriting background, working for lenders such as Kent Reliance and Beacon Homeloans, she brings an understanding to the role that benefits both lenders and brokers.

  Following a career as a highly successful consultant on the residential mortgage desk, this has rewarded with the role of Head of Residential Mortgages to Head of Sales where her knowledge and experience benefit the entire team.

  Outside of work Gina is a happy and proud mother to her little boy, and enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends.

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  Chantelle Haley
  Head of Sales Support

  

  Chantelle Haley
  Head of Sales Support

  chantelle.haley@brightstarfinancial.co.uk

  Chantelle joined Brightstar in 2018 as a case manager for the residential mortgage team.

  Chantelle is a perfect example of our ‘growing our own’ culture, having expanded her knowledge by working within each of our different departments and managing several consultants’ pipelines, and working her way up the ladder to becoming head of sales support. In this newly created role, she is able to support all sales support team members in the day-to-day running’s of the department, manage and implementing new processes and contributing to the development of their knowledge and skillset.  Outside of work, Chantelle is busy planning her 2023 wedding and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

   

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  Andrew Cappaert
  National Account Manager

  

  Andrew Cappaert
  National Account Manager

  andrew.cappaert@brightstarfinancial.co.uk

  Andrew was recently appointed as National Account Manager for the Brightstar team. He comes to us after successfully helping to create, and build from scratch, the charity ‘Challenging MND’, which helps sufferers of motor neurone disease fulfil memorable experiences.

  Having previously worked for many years in the media and advertising industry Andrew will be transferring his skills to Brightstar, and promoting the great work provided by our award-winning team.

  Andrew is a qualified personal trainer, and his love of all sport led him to teaching PE and coaching rugby for several years. He is a huge rugby fan and it’s not normally too long after talking rugby with him that he will let you know he was at the Rugby World Cup Final in 2003!

  A keen cyclist and movie goer, Andrew is also a frustrated chef in the kitchen!

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  Paul Andrews
  Group Head of Finance

  

  Paul Andrews
  Group Head of Finance

  paul.andrews@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  Paul joined the team in 2021 as Head of Finance. In his role, he has oversight of the finance department for the entire Group, producing timely financial information to support the wider business. He leads on the ongoing budget management, company forecasting and financial due diligence. He is known for his attention to detail and accuracy and applies those skills to his work in preparing the group for the future market opportunities.

  Before joining Brightstar, Paul started his career working for a “Big Four” accountancy practice in London. He worked his way up in that environment with several local practices, becoming ACCA qualified in 2009. Paul then branched out to work within the finance departments of a variety of industries and company sizes, spanning from small owner-manager to a multi-national company.

  In his spare time, Paul enjoys films, music, watching football and spending time with his wife and two children.

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  Steve Burch
  Group Head of Compliance

  

  Steve Burch
  Group Head of Compliance

  steve.burch@thebrightstargroup.co.uk

  Steve joined the Brightstar Group in 2016 as a residential and buy-to-let consultant, and later became a short term and development finance specialist. In 2020, Steve took on the role of ‘Group Head of Compliance. He provides a crucial service in ensuring the activities within the Brightstar Group meet regulatory standards via quality checks, training, competence testing and policy reviews. Steve regularly updates the team with regulatory changes and any consequential operational impacts.

  Prior to joining Brightstar, Steve’s 30 years’ experience in finance were spent in a number of managerial and directorship roles within retail and private banking, secured and unsecured lending, as well as protection markets.

  Steve is known for performing his role with the upmost diligence, boasts full CeMAP qualifications and is highly skilled in business creation and inception.

  In his spare time, Steve enjoys music, cycling, socialising, eating out and holidays.