Kirstie Hulls-Smith Business Development Manager

Kirstie Hulls-Smith is a Business Development Manager and industry specialist within the Print team. Here she shares her journey to Close Brothers and the favourite part of her role.

Tell us about your role and your current responsibilities…

My current role involves me proactively building the number of prospects and calling those prospects. I also follow up on any campaign activity across the team. A big part of my role is building relationships with both internal and external customers.

What was your journey to Close Brothers?

I worked as a Halm Jet Press Operator in the print industry for over nine years. I worked for different print companies but, unfortunately, I was made redundant from my last job in 2015. I decided that a change was needed, so I moved to work for a charity that supported older adults with learning disabilities, after this I went to work for the NHS.

I then received a call to go and meet Roger Aust in 2019 to discuss a role as a Business

Development Manager within the Print team at Close Brothers and the rest is history.

What is it about working for Close Brothers that is different?

One of the differences I’ve found working at Close Brothers is that I’ve had the opportunity to work on several projects with colleagues. These projects are currently in testing or have already been implemented. I never thought I would be given the opportunity to do other things like projects, which has built up my confidence a lot.

What’s your favourite part of your role?

I find the best part of my role is that I never know what one day will be to the next, the variety keeps things interesting!

Give us an example of how you’ve helped a customer…

I recently had a potential customer who was having an issue that they needed help with. The best way I could help was listening to their issue and discussing how we as a business could help. I was then able to give them detailed information on how Close Brothers could assist with their issue, giving them an idea of a way forward.

Tell us one thing people may not know about you…

A thing people may not know is that I have done several charity events in the past to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. This is a cause close to my heart as it has impacted members of my family.

Our teams are specialists in their fields and experts in asset finance. Contact Kirsty and the team today by calling: 020 8003 0744