Management

George Cranmer - Director
george.cranmer@cranmerlawrence.com

In the early nineties George Cranmer founded George Cranmer Associates to act as the agent for U.S. based risk takers wishing to invest in UK Local Authorities and NHS Hospital Trusts. In this role GCA assembled, managed and re-marketed equipment portfolios exceeding £200 million.

In 1998, he recognised the need for a more efficient risk transfer paradigm and with then partner Stephen Lawrence, founded Cranmer Lawrence & Company Ltd to develop a new and more efficient form of Residual Value Insurance. In conjunction with Centre Insurance International Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Zurich Financial Services Group) Cranmer Lawrence provided through its correspondent banks an innovative form of residual value insurance to enable UK Statutory Bodies to enjoy the benefits of a fully compliant operating lease structure. It is testimony to the efficacy of this policy that in less than two years after the policy's inception, Cranmer Lawrence had in excess of £400 million of assets under management.

With those strong foundations in place, George grew the company in to contiguous markets by leveraging Cranmer Lawrence’s unique asset management capabilities.

George was instrumental in securing the company’s relationship with De Lage Landen Leasing Ltd, the asset finance division of Rabobank, the only AAA rated privately held bank in the world.

Ken Hunnisett – Director
ken.hunnisett@cranmerlawrence.com

Ken Hunnisett has more than 15 years experience in the financial services industry working firstly for Lloyds Bank in their retail and corporate banking divisions and then for Barclays Mercantile Business Finance.

Prior to joining Cranmer Lawrence, Ken spent four years with Phoenix Lease Management Limited, the then dominant Public Sector brokerage and consultancy company advising their Local Authority and National Health Service clients on all aspects of operating leasing, operating lease legislation and portfolio management.

Ken acted as the lead adviser to some of the largest Public Sector bodies and bank lessors in the United Kingdom. Today, Ken manages the asset finance business of Cranmer Lawrence including the eQuip Residual Value Guarantee scheme, the Centre Residual Value Insurance programme and the relationship with De Lage Landen Leasing Limited. Responsible for both lease portfolio management and deal originations, Ken has recently developed a number of vendor programmes with suppliers and manufacturers in the medical devices arena.

William Cranmer – Director
william.cranmer@cranmerlawrence.com

Having studied economics at Boston University in the United States, William worked for several years in commercial banking. He later returned to an academic environment studying human biology at Loughborough University in England in the early nineties. William began a successful information and technological consultation service in 1994; the focus being the management of disparate informational artefacts. His IT skills encompass programmatical and administrative disciplines which have culminated in the development of several bespoke database systems.

In the late nineties William joined Cranmer Lawrence in an advisory role and began developing the systems and infrastructure that have become the toolsets with which Cranmer Lawrence has successfully managed several multi-million pound portfolios and asset management operations. With the rapid growth of Cranmer Lawrence and the increased opportunities forwarded, William became a director in 2003 and has worked within the finance and management arenas continuing to design and build solutions.