She will join the firm on 25 July.
Fenner has over 20 years’ experience in the industry and has worked at HSBC for around five years, most recently as its head of the South region and large loans for HSBC’s mortgage intermediaries team.
During her tenure, she helped develop and expand the lender’s large loans broker proposition and product service offering across the UK.
Prior to that she was a business development manager (BDM) for London at Santander for nearly four years and before that worked at Coventry Building Society for around 13 years in various roles.
Esther Dijkstra, managing director for intermediaries at Lloyds Banking Group, said: “I am very pleased to announce Amanda’s appointment and welcome her to the team. As the UK’s largest lender, the intermediary mortgage market is vitally important to us.
“I am confident that bringing in someone with Amanda’s knowledge and experience will help drive the change and continuing development that are moving Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank forward.”
It was announced earlier this year that Ian Wilson would retire from the head of Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank role, having worked at the firm for over 40 years.
He started his career in Aberdeen as a cashier, and then became a BDM before moving on to become regional sales manager.
He took on the role of head of sales for Halifax Intermediaries in 2007 and in 2019, responsibility for Scottish Widows Bank was added to his role.
In a video message he thanked broker partners and co-workers for their support and wished them “great success and health and happiness in the future”.
HSBC’s Tracie Burton to be interim South region and large loans head
In the interim, Tracie Burton, senior account manager on the intermediary team, will be taking over Fenner’s responsibilities at HSBC for the South region and large loans team.
Chris Pearson, HSBC’s head of intermediary mortgages, said: “We’re very blessed to have a deep pool of talent to draw upon to cover the vacancy created by Amanda’s departure and I’m delighted that Tracie Burton will step into the role with immediate effect in conjunction with her existing duties as a corporate account manager whilst we seek a permanent solution.”
He added that Fenner had been “instrumental to our [HSBC’s] growth from a new-to-market lender in the broker sector, through to the major player we are today”.
“She has helped create a strong reputation in particular with our major London partners and helped grow and develop an exceptional team of business development managers under her leadership. She leaves with our very best wishes for the future,” Pearson said.
