Richard Topliss has taking on a consultant role at Together. Credit: via Together

Together recruits former NatWest regional MD

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Richard Topliss has joined the Cheadle-based lending specialist as a consultant.

Topliss is the former managing director of corporate banking in the North West for NatWest, having retired from his position in December after 45 years with the company. Topliss is also the former chairman of Manchester-based social enterprise The Growth Company.

At Together, Topliss will be part of the corporate team.

“I have known Together for more than 20 years and have been inspired by its success and values in becoming one of the most amazing privately-owned financial services businesses in the country,” Topliss said.

“I’m excited to be joining such a forward-thinking and entrepreneurial business to support the corporate team as it continues to expand its brand, identifying more opportunities for growth in the North West and across the UK.”

Together corporate managing director Chris Baguley welcomed Topliss’s appointment.

“Richard is very well known across the North West and the wider UK market and is someone both myself and the group executive have always respected enormously,” Baguley said.

“To have someone of such high calibre working alongside us to support our continued long-term ambitions is a real asset to our business and we are looking forward to Richard joining the Together team.”

Together was founded in 1974. In its most recent quarterly results, for the period ending 31 March, the company reported a pre-tax profit of £41.3m. Together lends an average of £211.7m a month.