Long-serving industry executive Alan Cleary is set to retire from his role as OSB Group managing director of mortgages.
Cleary (pictured) has worked with the OSB Group, which is the parent of Precise Mortgages, Kent Reliance for Intermediaries and Interbay Commercial, since 2019 when Charter Court Financial Services (CCFS) combined with OneSavings Bank.
He has worked in the mortgage intermediary market for around 30 years, working at HBOS, Edeus and Exact Mortgage Experts, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Cleary said: “I have loved working in the intermediary mortgage market and have made many friends. I leave OSB Group with fond memories, but I feel now is the time for me to spend my time outside of work with family and friends.”
OSB Group’s chief executive officer said: “Since the point that OSB combined with CCFS, Alan has played a significant role in the successful integration of the two businesses and we’ll miss having him as part of the group executive committee.
“He has all of our very best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement and ahead of the date that he leaves the group, we’ll be working hard to identify an appropriate successor.”
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.
