Mortgage broker Coreco’s managing director, Andrew Montlake (pictured), has been appointed as a non-executive director to Newspage.
Newspage is a free platform that allows brokers and intermediaries from across different financial sectors to create their own news page, so that they can be featured in local, trade, national and international media.
The platform, which was launched last year, allows them to add experts, tag their areas of expertise and get news alerts for stories that they would be interested in participating in.
This can help promote the business and the broker themselves, whilst bringing important issues to the fore.
Montlake said: “Newspage is doing something that’s never been done before, which is to give every company the chance to be in the mainstream media, for free.
“I have said for years that it would be great to get more voices out there showing the great things we do in our industry and now there is a tool to do exactly that, and not just for people in financial services and property, but in all industries.”
Newspage founder Dominic Hiatt said: “To have someone of Monty’s calibre and connections onboard is a real boost for everyone at Newspage and a vindication of our model.
“He knows financial services and property inside out, knows his way around the media and, best of all, is in a rock band. His advice and expertise will be invaluable as we continue to grow.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
