David Robinson will start his role as sales and distribution director in the residential mortgages team at Shawbrook in August after exiting Accord Mortgages in mid-July.
Robinson played a major role in the transformation of Accord Mortgages including increasing procuration fees for new business, introducing a new retention strategy for brokers and enabling direct broker access to underwriters, all underpinned by feedback from intermediaries.
Shawbrook said “Robinson is a natural fit for Shawbrook as it seeks to build and evolve its distribution to support the bank’s ambitious plans”.
Jeremy Law, managing director, Shawbrook Residential Mortgages said: “I’m delighted to welcome someone of David’s calibre to the team. He brings a huge amount of relevant experience into the business that I am confident will add significant strategic value, not only to the sales team, but in a much wider context.
“He has had a hugely impressive career and I look forward to his contribution as we seek to push forward in all our chosen markets.”
Robinson said: “I am delighted to be joining Shawbrook Bank at this exciting time and playing such an important role in building and evolving its propositions and the support provided to its brokers.
“Jeremy and the team have ambitious and exciting plans for the business and I’m really looking forward to getting started in the new role”.
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.
