ThinCats appoints relationship director for healthcare

Finance provider to mid-sized SMEs – ThinCats – has appointed Darrell Franciosy as its relationship director for healthcare.

He has more than two decades’ experience in senior financial roles and joins from NatWest Bank, where he was most recently a healthcare relationship director. Franciosy has specialised in healthcare for the past 16 years, working with a range of businesses in the sector, including in older people’s and specialist care, and day care nurseries at a regional and national level.

Since establishing its healthcare team in 2020, ThinCats has provided more than £200m in funding to support businesses in the sector.

Richard Henshaw, director, head of healthcare at ThinCats, said: ‘Darrell is set to play a vital strategic and operational role as our healthcare business continues to expand. He is highly regarded in the healthcare sector where his experience and expertise are well matched to our mission of helping many more mid-sized SMEs access the funding they need to thrive.’