Former Leinster and Ireland international rugby captain Jamie Heaslip is joining financial lender Flender as its head of brand marketing. Heaslip has been Flender’s brand ambassador since 2017. He will work directly with CEO Kristjan Koik to promote Flender, by increasing brand awareness and developing its marketing communications.
Since hanging up his boots, Heaslip has invested in various businesses, bars and restaurants before taking on a full-time role as a senior account manager in Google. Flender was launched in 2016 to fill the SME funding gap left by the banks. It provided over €13 million in SME loans last year and plans to lend €75m to Irish businesses this year.
Flender is headquartered in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin.
