Lindsay Town
Kent Asset Solutions
Lindsay has been involved in asset finance for over 35 years and has been directly involved in most product and industry sectors, from high value cross border leasing to point of sale consumer finance. His career to date covers several organisations, including Barclays, LloydsTSB and PricewaterhouseCoopers. His roles have ranged from front line transactions to initiating and leading material strategic change including acquisitions and disposals. He has worked both in the UK and USA where he developed knowledge of capital markets and syndicated lending techniques.
Lindsay took early retirement in 2009 from HBOS plc where he had been responsible for a wide portfolio of asset finance and leasing ranging from high value international areas such as aerospace and marine to point of sale consumer motor and one of the leading vehicle contract hire companies. At its peak, his business portfolio consisted of approximately £18bn of funded assets and in excess of 2,500 colleagues. He now acts as a non-executive director for several companies and in a consulting capacity to the asset finance industry through his own company, Kent Asset Solutions Ltd. He has a particular interest in developing and enhancing the unique character of the leasing and asset finance industry.
Lindsay was formerly a Director of the Finance & Leasing Association and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland.
