The Tipton has appointed Andy Millard as its head of intermediary distribution, as part of the mutual’s strategy to “support growth and drive value for brokers”.
Millard will lead the business development team in England and Wales, focussing primarily on driving mortgage sales via intermediaries.
He joins from Accord Mortgages where he was corporate account manager for nearly three years. He has previously worked as an account development manager at Kensington Mortgages for five months, at the West Brom as regional key account manager for just over a year. He has also worked as a business development manager at Leeds Building Society and held roles at Nationwide and Santander UK Corporate and Commercial.
Millard (pictured) said: “It’s a great time to be joining the Tipton and I am very much looking forward to making my contribution to its continued success. The Tipton has a great reputation for niche lending, particularly later life and first-time buyers, which deliver great value to brokers and their clients.”
Jason Newsway, director of sales and marketing at the Tipton, said: “Andy brings with him great experience which will help us to enhance our relationships with brokers across the UK. His appointment also reinforces our commitment to actively invest in growing the society.”
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.
