our team
Driven by a responsibility to our clients
Meet the team
Ian Cunningham
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Founded Affiniti Finance in 2014
Extensive experience across the financial services sector
Over 10 years experience in Legal Funding
Nick Shapland
DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER
Founded Affiniti Finance in 2014
Qualified Financial Services Executive with a 20 year track record
Joanna Burgess
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS
Over 10 years experience at the UK’s largest Insurer and Insurance Broker
Responsible for the operational oversight, governance and strategic planning for the company
Grant Cumbley
HEAD OF PRICING & RISK
20 years’ experience in the legal, ATE and cost sectors
Responsible for the pricing, risk analysis and underwriting of new cases across Affiniti’s product divisions
Adel Belton
HEAD OF COMPLIANCE
Over 20 years’ experience in the Consumer Credit and Financial Services industry
Responsible for implementing and overseeing controls in relation to compliance with regulatory requirements
Commercial Investments team
Nick Pontt
MANAGING DIRECTOR / HEAD OF COMMERCIAL
Solicitor, qualified in Australia, England and Wales, specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration
Extensive experience in advising clients in a wide range of high-profile International contentious matters
Nick Sulman
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Solicitor, qualified in Australia, England and Wales, with extensive financial services and commercial litigation and arbitration experience
Has acted for a broad range of individuals, companies and insolvency and financial services professionals, often cross-borders
Dave Drew
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Qualified solicitor specialising in commercial litigation and cross-border investigations
Extensive experience in government and legislative affairs having worked for both the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Shadow Attorney General
Client Support & Service team
Catrin Macleod
HEAD OF CONSUMER LENDING
20 years qualified solicitor with extensive hands on experience of operations management within a legal service environment
Responsible for the management, oversight and delivery of the Consumer lending division
Lauren Ashun
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Responsible for generating new business in to Affiniti Finance and maintaining the ongoing relationships
Specialises in the training and delivery of the service to Law Firms
Sarah Corrigan
SENIOR AUDITOR
Qualified solicitor with over 15 years litigation experience
Oversaw the regional litigation function for one of the UK’s leading providers of legal and insurance services
Andrea Billington
CLIENT SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Supporting clients and their legal representatives through the application and life cycle of their loans
Over 20 years’ experience in the legal sector
Gary Scowen
CLIENT SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Supporting clients and their legal representatives through the application and life cycle of their loans
Over 15 years’ experience working within the Banking and Insurance industry
Leon Woosnam
CLIENT SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Supporting clients and their legal representatives through the application and life cycle of their loans
Over 13 years’ experience at 2 of the largest UK banks for Commercial and Personal Banking
Jo Jones
CLIENT SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Supporting clients and their legal representatives through the application and life cycle of their loans
Over 25 years’ Customer Service experience across various service industries
Colette Owens
CLIENT SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Supporting clients and their legal representatives through the application and life cycle of their loans
Over 30 years in customer facing Banking. Fully CeMap qualified Mortgage & Life Insurance Adviser
Advisors
Professor Dominic Regan
SPECIAL ADVISOR TO AFFINITI FINANCE
Leading UK speaker on costs & dispute resolution
Advised the House of Commons on cost issues
Affiniti Finance team
