Buy-to-let lender MPowered Mortgages has hired three key account managers who will cover the South East, Central London and South West.
Simon Wilson will cover the South East, Matthew Butt will manage Central London and Ryan Best will oversee South West regions.
Wilson was previously a key account manager at Bluestone Mortgages for four years. Prior to that he was a senior business development manager for almost two years.
He has also worked at Nationwide Building Society and Santander.
Butt joins MPowered from OSB Group where he worked as a business development manager for four years. Before that he worked at Virgin Money.
Prior to that he worked at Nationwide Building Society for around five years, most recently as mortgage new business team manager.
Best joins from Aldermore, where he worked as a relationship manager for four years. Before that he worked at The Mortgage Lender and TSB Bank.
Emma Hollingworth (pictured), distribution director at MPowered Mortgages, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to have Simon, Matthew and Ryan on board the MPowered team. Their wealth of experience and expertise in the sector makes them valuable assets.
“They all share our vision for a tech-enabled future and our commitment to deliver for brokers. This demonstrates that not only is our proposition in the mortgage market excellent, but that we are also able to attract the best talent in the field.”
The firm has been growing its team, recently hiring Matt Surridge as key account manager for the East Midlands.
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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.
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