Our team

Duncan founded TAB in February 2018 when he realised there was a gap in the market for specialised lending. He is a driven and motivated individual with over 20 years of property market experience. Duncan has a clear vision for the company's future and is committed to fostering a positive work culture. 

When he's not analysing risks, problem-solving, planning for the future, and keeping the wheels of TAB moving, you can find him filling his active lifestyle with rock climbing, music lessons, skiing, travelling, and more.

Family is important to him and he loves hosting friends and family at his home as often as possible. He spends a lot of time with his kids and tries to attend all school and outside activities, as well as keenly following football and his favourite team, Arsenal. Duncan has a positive outlook and is always looking at the bright side of life and constantly seeking to improve himself.

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Kobi joined TAB in July 2020. As part of the management team, his role at TAB involves optimising performance across the business by providing support, strategic planning and advice. He is responsible for ensuring effective processes and systems and the wider strategic decisions for TAB. Kobi previously founded a fintech company that enables fractional equity and debt investment into UK property, and he is also a qualified solicitor. 

His weekends involve waking up too early, playing princess or pirate games, and occasionally treading on lego. During the winter holidays, you can find Kobi snowboarding down one of the French Alps.

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Stephen brings with him a wealth of experience, relationship management and strategic insight to TAB. He leads TAB’s sustainability drive and is heavily involved in the development of a TAB Mortgage product in addition to other product developments. 

Over the past 15 years, he has been immersed in the property and specialist lending sector, co-founding and being the MD of an established bridging lender. He lent over £3bn in the short term debt space and has overseen the entire product suite and credit risk of the business. 

When he gets the chance to relax on the weekend you will find him watching sports or playing football. He spends time with his children and friends. Stephen enjoys skiing and exploring the world, he even spent a year travelling around in a campervan.

Mathura joined TAB in June 2019 as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Before that, she was a partner at Philip Ross Solicitors for over 12 years where she managed a team of five solicitors and secured work from a number of real estate developers. She has over 20 years experience in property law including real estate, secured lending, bridging finance and acting for developers. She sits on the senior management team and the board, and is involved in loan management, legals, underwriting and sign off. Mathura also heads the servicing and collections team. She spends much of her free time chauffeuring for her children.

Eli joined TAB in October 2020 and has over ten years of experience as a property developer. He has successfully developed over £60m worth of residential, commercial and retail property in and around London. Before moving into property development, Eli worked at JP Morgan within the credit derivatives department. As well as being chief investment officer, Eli is head of development finance and a member of the senior management team which involves heading up the credit committee, reporting to institutional funders and private investors as well as monitoring key risks to the business. 

Eli’s weekends are all about sports, staying active and family time. When he’s not managing one of his children’s football teams, he can be found running, cycling, or tuning into the latest football score.

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Tom joined TAB in October 2020 and is responsible for managing the financial actions of the company, tracking cash flow, financial planning, identifying financial strength and weakness, as well as managing external relationships. He is also involved in the strategy side of the business, as well as corporate governance. Tom has a wealth of experience and has held several finance and accounting roles across various industries. Most recently, he was the finance director at an FCA regulated asset manager having spent several years as a financial services auditor at EY. Tom has a young family and a pilot’s license. On the weekends, you can find him at a soft play, the zoo, or over the skies of the UK.

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Nick joined TAB in October 2019. His role includes developing and implementing sales strategies, analysing sales data to make informed decisions, setting sales KPIs and managing the sales team to ensure they meet their targets. He is also responsible for generating new business, and building and maintaining new and existing relationships with borrowers, brokers and valuers.

His spare time is spent with his family, watching sports - particularly Spurs, who are his favourite football team, and he considers College Football a guilty pleasure.

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Jason Shead joined TAB in October 2022 from a specialist finance provider in the UK where for the last eight years he was head of credit. He was a key stakeholder and led the launch of their regulated residential bridging product. Having spent over 22 years in financial services across all secured lending sectors he brings with him substantial experience in credit, risk and compliance.

As CRO at TAB, he assesses and mitigates any risk to the business. He works with all teams ensuring operations are compliant with regulatory and policy requirements. He oversees the credit process as well as maintaining procedures and policies, including the introduction of new ones in accordance with business growth and product expansion. On the weekend he likes to run and cycle to maintain his fitness and also spends time with his family and friends.

Katrina joined TAB in October 2020. Her role at TAB includes creating, developing, and delivering the marketing strategy across all aspects of the business. Her role is focused around providing customers with a best in class experience. She has previously worked in the marketing departments for an alternative finance company in the UK property market and before that the UK’s largest architectural practice. She enjoys hosting and attending dinner parties and when she’s not thinking of the next dish to cook, she is usually on a spin bike.

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Mark joined TAB in July 2021 and has previously worked in a wide range of different sectors including tourism, media and finance. At TAB his role is to guide the development of our bespoke platform across the TAB Group, combining elements of customer relationship management, finance and back office automation.  He leads a consistently growing technology team that consists of in-house software engineers innovating the platform. 

Mark enjoys sailing, running and listening to music as well as spending time with his family and friends.

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Dani joined TAB in July 2022 as our investment director. He is responsible for TAB Property including sourcing and appraising deals, as well as developing its investment strategy and reporting to the investors. His previous experience in the industry includes three years as head of underwriting and portfolio management, and project manager for a property developer, delivering schemes between seven and 48 units.

When he's not in the office, you can find him spending time with his family going uphill and downhill either hiking or skiing, or learning about nature and history by watching documentaries.

Karen joined TAB in January 2022. Her role entails forging relationships with existing and new investors and understanding their needs to ensure we can offer them loan investments that fit their profile. Prior to TAB, Karen worked with institutional investors across Europe to deliver investment intelligence and connect them to asset managers. 

On the weekends, you can find Karen teaching LesMills BodyPump classes at gyms across London.

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Sam joined the TAB team in 2021 as a lending associate. Prior to this, he worked with an established development finance lender and was responsible for originating loans to support the acquisition and development of residential projects across the UK. His role at TAB includes developing and maintaining relationships and ensuring clients are provided with the right lending solutions that are structured to their individual requirements. 

Outside of work, Sam likes to find time to be as active as possible, whether that’s in the gym or a martial arts class.

Emmanuel joined in March 2021. Before TAB, he was a senior underwriter at Market Financial Solutions. His role at TAB involves underwriting loans which includes the analysis of new loan applications from the information submitted and assessing the risks involved with each loan. Emmanuel regularly liaises with brokers and borrowers, and surveyors and solicitors to research and gather all information required to undertake TAB's due diligence. 

On the weekend he spends time with his family, watches football, attends church and sneaks in a few episodes of Murder She Wrote.

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Faith joined TAB at the start of 2022 as an underwriter. Her role involves underwriting new loan applications in line with TAB's lending policies, liaising with brokers, solicitors and surveyors to research and gather all the information required to undertake due diligence and ensuring high quality service levels and constant risk assessment of each case as it develops. Previously she was an underwriter at Alternative Bridging Corporation. 

Outside of the office, you can find Faith watching or playing football, out and about trying out the latest London restaurants or relaxing in front of the telly watching the latest Netflix series.

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Imogen joined TAB in February 2021 as a group accountant and previously held roles in the finance departments in the warehouse and logistics industry. Imogen is responsible for keeping and interpreting financial records. Her role includes a wide range of finance-related tasks for the business, from consolidating, reporting and forecasting to ensuring the reporting standards are financially compliant. She enjoys pilates and spends her weekend with her family.

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Hannah joined TAB in September 2021 as an assistant group accountant. Her role includes working across the entire finance function and daily operation, working closely with tech to streamline processes. She undertakes tasks such as loan book management and analysis, producing management accounts, record keeping, reconciling accounts, budgeting, and assessing financial reports. Previously she worked in various finance positions but mainly in logistics where she was a finance analyst. She specifically worked on the start up phase of a new customer fulfilment centre for Waitrose grocery home deliveries.

In her spare time, when she's not catching up on the latest TV series, Hannah can be found exploring somewhere new, walking or mountain biking (her most recent hobby, which she's getting to grips with)!

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Kevin joined TAB in July 2020 as a senior software engineer. Previously Kevin used to work in the technology team for a digital marketing company that managed the majority of the LED digital billboards around the UK. His responsibilities at TAB include developing and maintaining web servers, database administration, responsive website development and design. He works closely with the finance team and is also building our banking applications. 

On the weekends, you can find him working on his wife's food blog.

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Sagar joined TAB in July 2021 as a software engineer. He studied computer science at university where he held several part time developer, customer assistant and sales roles. His role at TAB consists of monitoring the AWS infrastructure, working on platform optimisations and new features, and planning and developing the future of the TAB system to ensure the technology is and remains cutting-edge and industry-leading. 

An avid classic car and watch fan, he's often surfing the web for the latest updates as well as socialising with friends, building software and visiting national parks. To relax he enjoys driving around and hitting the gym after work

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Umang joined TAB in June 2022 as the accounts assistant. His role at TAB includes supporting the timely and accurate delivery of the monthly and annual financial statements as well as handling invoices, daily cashbook reconciliations, TAB Lending and TAB Property investor statements and investor interest payments. Prior to TAB, he was working in the procurement team for a large retailer. 

On the weekends Umang enjoys exploring new cities and keeping the mind and body healthy by staying active.

Kelly joined TAB in September 2018. Previously she was an office manager at a personalised jewellery manufacturer. Kelly is the source of information and provides general technical support to the office as well as the customer service function for investors. 

Kelly has four children, and after she has caught up on much-needed sleep and reading up on what’s coming soon in the technology world, she is busy ferrying them around to playdates or taking them out on driving lessons.

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Jordan joined TAB in November 2020. His role of lending administrator is to provide essential support to the underwriting team, as well as any other areas of the business where he is needed. He is responsible for providing daily loan operational support on all new cases for the underwriting team and ensuring information relating to borrowers and their loans is up to date and accurately recorded on TAB systems. He is currently training to be an underwriter. Before joining TAB, Jordan was general manager of a mobile phone retail outlet where he managed a team of five staff. 

Jordan enjoys time with his family, playing PC games and getting stuck into a gripping TV series.

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After studying mechanical engineering at West Herts College Yohann joined the sales team at TAB in January 2022 as a lending administrator. Yohann’s role at TAB involves assisting the entire sales team and providing value wherever possible. Yohann helps the team identify new business channels and opportunities for growth, creates terms and assists with loan applications for each case. He arranges appointments for the business development managers and supports them with sales pitches at meetings and creates and develops key relationships with brokers and borrowers. Yohann assists in all areas of the sales funnel from loan application to completion. 

On the weekend you can find him either at the gym, catching up on sleep, or out with his friends.

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Matt joined TAB in April 2023 as the marketing manager, responsible for designing and implementing marketing strategies across all areas of the organisation to ensure the best customer experience possible. Before joining TAB, Matt worked in the marketing department of a hotel management group, where he helped drive revenue growth in various departments.

When he's not working, you can find Matt cheering for West Ham to win (lose), socialising with friends and family over drinks, or hitting the gym.

Lynn joined TAB in March 2023 as an executive assistant, previously she worked as a personal assistant at DHL Supply Chain. Her role is to help TAB’s CEO Duncan, in all aspects of his role and will be in conversation with everyone at TAB, external stakeholders and clients. Lynn provides administrative and logistical support to Duncan, manages his schedule, and acts as a liaison between the CEO and other stakeholders. Outside of work, Lynn loves all things music, whether that be concerts, gigs, or DJ events, as well as being an avid rugby fan.

Jack joined TAB in January 2023, as a software engineer, his role is to work on TAB's website and bespoke technology platforms. His responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of tasks including front end design, implementation, back end development, database management, and troubleshooting.

Outside of TAB, Jack is a performing music producer, record label owner, and audio engineer and on some weekends you can find him on stage internationally in a club or at a festival performing as Chopstick Dubplate.

Justice joined TAB in April 2023, as a trainee underwriter, before joining he was a loan account manager at a specialist finance brokerage. At TAB he will work closely with borrowers and brokers, providing support in underwriting loans. 

Outside of work, he is a passionate traveller with a love for exploring new cultures and cuisines. As a former chef, he has a particular fondness for sushi and Italian cuisine and is always eager to try new recipes in the kitchen.

Juliet joined TAB in May 2023, as an assitant accountant, before joining she worked as an assistant accountant for a finance company that specalised in mortgages, insurance and financial planning. At TAB she will work with closely our internal finance team working on monthly statements and reporting for our accounts. 

Outside of TAB she loves to explore and spend time with her friends and family creating memories. 

Sophie joined TAB in April 2023, as a business development manager with a diverse background in property. She started as an estate agent, and then transitioned into a role as a property solution specialist for a tech startup. As a member of the sales team at TAB, Sophie will be responsible for expanding and nurturing relationships with brokers and clients. 

Outside of TAB, Sophie is a foodie and travel enthusiast and can often be found sampling new restaurants or planning her next adventure abroad.

Jack joined TAB in May 2023 as the Portfolio and Recoveries Manager. Jack's role is to liaise with borrowers throughout the lifecycle of the loan and will be working with our internal finance team and accounts receivable department. Prior to joining TAB, Jack worked at a bridging loan company, so brings extensive experience with him within the industry. 

Outside of work, you will find Jack watching Arsenal FC and the F1, and if the weather permits enjoys running and cycling. 

Rohit joined TAB in June 2023 as a data analyst, his role involves building dashboards using data from different areas of the business to help tell a story with data. 

Outside of TAB, Rohit loves riding his motorbike, training Jiu Jitsu and other forms of martial arts and going to the pub with his friends. 

Yossy joined TAB in June 2023 as the marketing assistant, focusing on TAB's social media presence. She will also assist the broader marketing team with campaigns and projects. Prior to joining TAB, Yossy gained experience in social media and PR while working at an agency.

Additionally, she pursued her passion for content creation as a freelance content creator during evenings and weekends.

Matthew joined TAB in June 2023. As the head of finance, his responsibilities involve managing the finance function here at TAB, as well as lending his knowledge whilst working closely with the finance team. Matthew brings with him a wealth of gained experience, including having worked as a senior finance business partner and leading all things finance at the Consumer Lending and Savings business.

On the weekends he can be found pursuing his love for travel by exploring the world, spending quality time with his children and playing football.

Jon joined team TAB in July 2023 as a sales development director, prior to joining he worked in various senior sales roles managing teams within the specialist lending sector.One of the main tasks Jon will undertake whilst working at TAB is aligning the sales team with the business strategy to help introduce our products to a wider range of introducers, as well as increase the growth of the proposition. He will be working closely with a wide range of the team including underwriting, marketing and the senior executives.

Jon can be found on the golf course on weekends, as well as training and partaking in high intensive events such as Hyrox and Superhuman Games.

Rikesh joined TAB as an investment director. Before joining, he spent over 15 years in the capital markets structuring asset finance deals, most recently as a partner at Hervines Group, helping SMEs to raise funding for strategic growth and capital requirements. Whilst at TAB, he will be working closely with the senior management team, supporting the group with strategic investment and funding lines, building out institutional relationships and also new business opportunities.

On the weekends you can find Rikesh with family and friends, as well as doing something revolving around sport. From helping to coach his sons football team, to taking his kids to multiple sports clubs and playing tennis.

Lianne joined TAB in August 2023 as our HR/People manager. Prior to joining us she worked as a HR administrator/coordinator, as well as running her own dance and fitness business in a past life. Whilst at TAB she’ll be working closely with Kelly and Mathura whilst she focuses on developing and implementing overall HR strategies and initiatives, recruitment and selection as well as onboarding new employees.

On the weekends, you can find Lianne grabbing a coffee (or a margarita), walking her dog with friends or working out enjoying the best of both worlds: pizza and a workout.

Mathew joined TAB in July 2023 as a software engineer, prior to this he worked as a cinematographer. After decided to switch careers and with the help of courses and bootcamps, he learnt to code and his ability to analyse coupled with his enjoyment for solving problems has landed him his first role as an software engineer. His creative visual skills and attention to detail will also come in handy, as he works with the tech team on new features for our website, as well as all things TAB mortgage.

In his spare time you can find Mathew coding his own projects or working on his fitness at the gym or by cycling with his partner.

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