Simon Cureton joined Funding Options as Commercial Director. He’s responsible for developing and implementing Funding Options’ overall commercial strategy, identifying new commercial opportunities and promoting commercial innovation across the business. He’s also focusing on the development of new and existing partnerships, such as those Funding Options has already established with the likes of TSB, Starling Bank and GoCompare.

Simon has extensive experience in the alternative finance sector, having been one of the founding members at Esme Loans, and working as its Commercial Director for the past year. Prior to starting Esme, Simon worked for RBS International as part of its transformation programme and his global experience spans other world-leading financial companies including Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Deutsche Bank.