Vernon Building Society has appointed Jack Dougan (pictured) as national business development manager, where he will oversee mortgage book growth and intermediary relations.
He takes over from Caroline Shard, who had worked at the society for around 17 years.
Dougan has worked at Vernon Building Society since 2021, initially joining as intermediary desk adviser, where he helped brokers with their cases.
Prior to that he was a financial assistance agent at Barclays for just under a year and before that worked at RSC New Homes for around seven years.
Vernon Building Society offers first-time buyer, purchase remortgage, buy-to-let, holiday let, self-build, retirement, buy for uni and additional borrowing products.
Brendan Crowshaw, head of mortgage and savings distribution at Vernon, added: “We’re delighted to promote Jack to business development manager and have been hugely impressed by his expertise in the intermediary mortgage market during his time on the broker desk.
“As an ex-broker, Jack has strong empathy with the intermediary sector and knows that delivering great personal service is an absolute priority for the society.”
Dougan said: “I’m thrilled to be taking up this role with the Vernon and continuing to work in the society’s fantastic intermediary mortgage team.
“We’re committed to supporting brokers and put intermediaries at the centre of our strategy. Now I can’t wait to get started in my new role and get out and about meeting our broker partners.”
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.
