Paragon Car Finance is targeting growth with large brokers and dealer groups.

The vehicle finance arm of Paragon Bank has hired three former Barclays Partner Finance and Close Brothers Motor Finance staff as it steps up its distribution across the UK to a growing customer base.

Former Barclays area sales managers Heidi Liddiment and Steve Williams have joined Paragon Car Finance as major account managers for the south and north west respectively, while Donna Hodgett has joined from Close Brothers to cover East Anglia, a region previously untapped by Paragon.

Julian Rance, head of Paragon Car Finance, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Heidi, Steve and Donna to the team at such an exciting time for the business.

“They are all highly experienced individuals, each with a proven track record of working closely with brokers and dealers to develop finance solutions and support that can help our customers achieve sales and grow their business.”