Brian Rubins
Director

Involved in property finance since 1959, he has held a number of senior positions in the property finance industry both as a lender and an intermediary. He formed Southern Funding in 1992 since when under his leadership, the company has established a reputation as an innovator in property finance both for investment and development. Brian Rubins is the Chief Executive of Southern Funding and Southern Group and focuses on alliances, client relationships, marketing and new financial product development.

 Stephen Meller, BA (Hons)
Director

Stephen has held senior positions in the property industry since 1994, initially in property development, and since 1998 within property finance. He first joined Southern in1998 and remained until 2001 following which he formed his own finance consultancy, concentrating on Mainland European deals and specialising in hotel finance. He has rejoined us as a main board Director, to develop our European lending and joint venture businesses.

 Angus Whimster FCA

After commencing his career in accountancy with KPMG he moved into a banking background specialising in property-linked loans ranging from senior debt to mezzanine and equity finance, becoming Assistant Director at a Merchant Bank in 1987. He joined Southern Funding in 1999 and is responsible for the financing needs of a growing number of residential and commercial developers.

 Christian Contino, BA (Hons)

Christian joined Southern Funding in 2006 as a Property Finance Executive and assists Brian Rubins and Stephen Meller in structuring and broking property investment and development loans. The youngest member of the Southern team Christian recently graduated first in his class in Economics from Reading University.