Motor finance technology specialist iVendi has appointed Phil Harding to head up its marketing operations after expanding its client base from less than 3,000 to over 7,000 in the past year.

Harding has previously held director roles at Balanced Marketing, Jenlu Limited, BNI Cheshire and North Wales and manager at Kingston Communications plc, general marketing manager at Vanguard Group and marketing manager at Autogem Limited.

He said: “It’s very exciting to be joining iVendi at this time. The company is a pioneer in building new and innovative online motor finance solutions.

“It’ll be my job to make sure as many people as possible know about these achievements.”

 James Tew, iVendi chief executive, said: “This seemed like the right time to bring on board our first marketing manager and we are pleased to welcome Phil to the team.

“During 2016, we have continued to see substantial growth and our headcount now stands at 47. We are very much in a phase of rapid expansion.”