SYIF Business Loans Team

Clive Downward

Investment Managing Director
Phone: 01709 386 384
Email: clived@syif.com

Clive now heads up the Small Business Fund having moved over from the Capital & Development Fund, where he spent two and a half years primarily dealing with Mezzanine loans. Previously he worked for Barclays in a variety of Corporate & Risk Management roles both in the UK and the US.

Grahame Lunt

Investment Manager
Phone: 01709 386 388
Email: grahamel@syif.com

Grahame joined the small business fund as an Investment Manager in February 2006 and brings to the team over 25 years experience in Banking. He previously worked for Standard Chartered Bank and for Bank Leumi (UK) plc and was involved in providing facilities to companies involved in both domestic and International Trade.

David Ward

Investment Manager
Phone: 01709 386 375
Email: davidw@syif.com

David Ward joined us in February 2008 with 43 years banking experience behind him. David, from Mexborough, previously worked for the Co-operative Bank since leaving school undertaking various roles in different branches, most recently at the Banks’ South Yorkshire Business Centre in Sheffield.

Andy Chaffer

Business Director
Phone: 01709 386 378
Email: andyc@syif.com

Andy is Business Driector of the Small Business Fund and has been involved with the Fund since March 2002, initially as an employee of UK Steel Enterprise Limited. Andy Qualified as a Chartered Banker with Yorkshire Bank in 1987 before managing a retail chain for American Express.