Goldsmith Williams has appointed Emma Coffey as head of sales, seeing her return to the firm after working with Blacks Connect as business development manager for four years.
In her new role Coffey will lead the sales and marketing function of the firm’s property department, focusing on the introducer lender market, implementing ‘ambitious growth’ plans for Goldsmith Williams’ property proposition within the mortgage intermediary market.
Coffey first started at Goldsmith Williams in 2002 and left the business to join Blacks after 10 years.
Eddie Goldsmith, partner at Goldsmith Williams, said: “We are delighted Emma is re-joining us having successfully helped with the launch of another conveyancing proposition.
“Emma has a tremendous wealth of experience in the conveyancing sector having started here as a junior in 2002. Her knowledge of the conveyancing process from start to finish will add real value for mortgage intermediaries and their clients
“Since then Emma has gone on to achieve much and it is a pleasure to welcome her back into this newly created role where she will be leading the sales and marketing function of our property department.”
Coffey said: “I’m thrilled to be back at Goldsmith Williams and look forward to working again with what only can be described as a progressive and positive team.”
Victoria Hartley is contributing editor at Mortgage Solutions, Specialist Lending Solutions, Your Money and Your Mortgage at London-based publishing company AE3 Media.
She has an MA in Radio from Goldsmiths after gaining a 2:1 in a Comparative American Studies BA at Warwick University. She also holds a TEFL qualification and taught overseas in Mexico and Japan from 1994 to 1997.
Her role includes editorial oversight of the news, analysis and features, event content management and strategic and editorial consultancy for the AE3 Media group. She is an experienced video, broadcast and live-event host and regularly chairs web and podcast debates and interviews.
Multiple award nominations have resulted in two wins: Santander Media Awards, trade journalist of the year and Headlinemoney Awards, mortgage journalist of the year (B2B). Here is one of the award-winning pieces: https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/07/21/exclusive-tale-bailey-fraud-witness/
Previous roles include editorships of Mortgage Solutions, consumer title What Mortgage and trade title Credit Today as well as a stint freelancing for a variety of outlets including The Guardian and Which? Money.