Phil joined the Capitas team in 2020. As Associate Director he is responsible for dynamic business development including facilitation of complex transactions and key account management.

Following an initial placement role with Siemens Energy in Berlin, Phil joined Siemens Financial Services as a graduate, working in Credit Risk and Operations roles before joining the Energy Finance team as Business Development Manager.

Working closely with energy suppliers and service providers alike, Phil first linked up with Capitas Finance during this period – to jointly deliver financed energy service solutions to customers.

After gathering further experience in the Industrial Machinery financing market, Phil moved to Hitachi Capital as European Business Development Manager with responsibility for supporting Hitachi and Mitsubishi businesses and supply chain partners with asset financing and cash flow solutions across Western, Central and Eastern European markets.

A fluent German speaker, Phil has a BA Honours degree in International Business with German from Sheffield Hallam University, having also studied a semester at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.