Top Agri-Banker joins Midlands & N Wales land agency

Midlands-based rural chartered surveyors Balfours has appointed agri finance specialist, Andrew Connah, as their head of Rural Finance. Andrew’s successful career to-date includes 20 years’ experience with the top names in agricultural banking.

Delighted with the appointment, managing partner, Rory Galliers, comments “Andrew’s appointment broadens the wealth of experience available to Balfours’ clients. As an agricultural graduate, he spent 14 years in consultancy before moving into agricultural banking, for much of the last 16 years in North Wales and Midlands as regional manager for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC).

“When assisting clients with their finances, Balfours are first and foremost agents of the AMC, which has provided unfaltering support to the rural sector for over 95 years but, where proposals don’t quite fit AMC’s criteria, we also have relationships with other trusted lenders and Andrew’s experience will be invaluable in working with all of these to ensure the best outcome for our clients,” Rory adds.

Andrew comments “During my time with AMC, I have always enjoyed working with Balfours partners and their clients; especially valuing the ethics by which the company is run. I am pleased to now be joining the team to assist farming and landed estate clients across the Midlands as well as North Wales and look forward to assisting new clients and previous acquaintances.”

Andrew adds: “The ongoing changes in the rural sector are understandably creating uncertainty for many and so I look forward to working with clients to fully understand their businesses and their aspirations to ensure that the most appropriate borrowing structure is secured to face the future with confidence.” If you would like to discuss agri-business finance with Andrew, email andrewconnah@balfours.co.uk, or call 07538 321201.