UTB welcomes Steve Gee

United Trust Bank ("UTB") has appointed highly experienced asset finance professional Steve Gee as Commercial Director – Asset Finance, as the Bank continues to invest in and expand its Asset Finance business.

Steve (pictured) joins UTB following a 26-year career with Close Brothers, where for the last ten years he was CEO of Close Brothers Asset Finance’s Industrial Equipment Division. During his tenure, Steve helped build the business from the ground up into a major specialist asset finance operation and developed extensive experience supporting manufacturers, equipment suppliers and SMEs across the UK.

Steve will lead the development of a new vendor finance business for UTB, working with equipment dealers and manufacturers to provide asset finance solutions to their SME customers. The new operation, which will be based in the North-West, will provide nationwide coverage and focus on the manufacturing, construction, transport, materials handling and print sectors, combining specialist sector knowledge, strong dealer relationships and UTB’s increasingly sophisticated credit and operational capability.

Steve’s appointment comes at a period of significant momentum for UTB Asset Finance. The Bank’s Asset Finance business has delivered a strong performance during 2026 with much of the growth driven by the soft launch of Stance Asset Finance which is scheduled for a wider national roll-out later this year. Stance was launched to give brokers and SMEs another competitive funding option for deals which fall outside of UTB’s established proposition criteria.

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