Meet the Team

Our team of experienced business advisors are here to help you navigate your business challenges and carve out your path to a successful future. All with long careers in business and finance, our team can provide advice on business planning and strategy, recruitment, and can help you to obtain business finance for your growth ambitions.

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Andy Turner, Director of Services

Andy works two-days a week looking after the staff that support the BEB and NEEB contracts – ensuring they’re doing all they can to achieve the contracts we deliver and overcome barriers to success.

Robert Laurie, Business Advisory Manager

Robert has 35 years of banking relationship and finance experience, providing support and advice to businesses of all sizes across Essex. He has an extensive network of key partners who also support businesses with non-financial issues, as well as good links to Local Councils and Grant providers.

Anthony Harrison, Business Manager - East Of England

Anthony has 40 years of banking and finance experience and has pro-actively helped numerous businesses across a wide range of industries find appropriate sources of finance to fuel their business plans.

In later years he has been a Bank credit underwriter in a busy lending department. Responsible for in-depth credit analysis, sanctioning, and the ongoing debt management of a large, fast growing and complex lending portfolio.   

Craig Baston, Operations Director

Craig's background spans various industry sectors including, economic development, financial services, property and learning & development. For over 5 years, he has supported thousands of new and existing businesses through a multitude of regional business support programmes across Essex. Craig is also a Director of the National Enterprise Network where he advocates the value of start-up and small business enterprise. As Operations Director, Craig oversees the delivery of the Backing Essex Business programme.

Ross, Moran, Business Advisory Manager

Before joining LDBG, Ross worked as a Business Manager with WSX Enterprise. Having previously worked as a consultant and in business support, this role was a natural career move for him.

Claire Dellor, Business Advisory Manager

BSc (Hons) graduate, who joined BEB in April this year.  A team player, who is self-motivated, enthusiastic, eager to learn and supportive to the team.

Patrick Maynard, Business Advisory Manager

Before joining LDBG Patrick worked as a Client Relationship manager for Essex Chambers of Commerce and then moved on in 2018 to the Haven Gateway Partnership which enabled him to work with a wide range of Construction and Logistics business in East Anglia and the Southeast of England, he also managed the successful Opportunity Harlow project in 2022.

Patrick has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, which has enabled him to progress in theses’ roles and he works well collaborating with other team members as well as self-motivation if working alone, excellent on and after rapport with clients, going that extra mile, with a professional approach.

Patrick has also participated and enjoys working on charity events for Motor Neurone Disease and St Clare’s Hospice.

John Sargant, Business Advisory Manager

John began giving business advice after selling many years running and owning a family business. He realised had the passion to assist new start business owners, and the skill, knowledge, and experience to do so too.  Since starting, he has met with over 3,000 business owners and spent more than 15,000 client hours advising or presenting to them!

Lisa Young, Business Advisory Manager

Lisa has over 20 years’ experience working in business banking supporting start-ups and growth businesses with finance options such as business loans and asset based solutions. Lisa has a wealth of expertise providing one-to-one support to help business owners meet their needs.