As Chief Asset Management Officer, Damian is responsible for Starling’s activities around acquiring and managing loan assets. He is also currently Interim CEO of Fleet Mortgages, Starling's buy-to-let lender. Prior to Starling, he led NatWest Market’s UK Financial Institution client business, where he and his team helped banks and non-bank lenders with funding, risk management and capital markets issuance. He specialised in helping clients buy, sell and finance portfolios of loans.