Santander has appointed Aaron Shinwell (pictured), HSBC’s former head of unsecured lending and underwriting services, as its chief operating officer for its homes division.
He will join the firm in Q2 of this year and will manage the homes division’s strategy for UK and Europe. He will also oversee product delivery and controls.
The division predominantly deals with mortgages, but it also includes other aspects of financing or running a home.
Shinwell has worked at HSBC for around six years, most recently as head of unsecured lending and underwriting services for over two years. He also held the role of interim head of mortgages and savings and head of strategy and planning for retail products.
Prior to HSBC, he worked for more than seven years at Lloyds Banking Group and also spent nearly six years at HBOS.
Tracie Pearce, who was appointed chief customer officer for Santander’s homes division at the start of last year, said: “We are delighted to welcome Aaron to the Homes team, he brings with him a wealth of expertise and experience in delivering for customers.
“Aaron will work closely with me and Brad Fordham, our head of mortgages, as we explore new opportunities to grow our business, support our broker partners and help even more customers on their homeownership journey.”
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.
