The specialist lender promoted Chris Adams to the role of CFO. He joined Together in 2017 as the head of financial reporting before taking on the role of group finance director in 2021.
Before working at Together, Adams held positions at the Co-op Bank and Deloitte, where he qualified as a chartered accountant.
Mike McTighe, chair of Together, said: “We are delighted to announce the promotion of Chris to chief financial officer, recognising his valuable contribution and commitment to Together’s ongoing success.”
Henry Moser, executive vice chairperson and founder of Together, added: “Chris’ promotion to CFO is testament to the value he has added during his time with Together. I look forward to working with him in his new role.”
Adams (pictured) said: “Together has a special culture that provides opportunities to both customers and colleagues to realise their ambitions. I am really excited to be taking on this new role at Together and look forward to contributing to the next stage of the group’s growth journey.”
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This appointment follows the announcement that Richard Rowntree had been made chief executive of Together.
Richardson hired as national account manager
Together has also recruited Kay Richardson as its national account manager, who will be bringing more than 30 years of experience in financial services to the lender.
She will support Together’s existing national account manager, Andrew Douglas.
Richardson joins from Molo, where she was a senior business development manager (BDM) and looked after its network and club partners. She also ran a mortgage brokerage, BlueDoor Mortgages, for almost 10 years.
Richardson then went on to join Key Retirement Solutions as an equity release adviser before joining the specialist lending market as a business development manager (BDM) with Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB).
When she joined Molo in 2021, Richardson oversaw the lender’s launch to brokers and formed relationships with its key partners.
Richardson said: “I’m really looking forward to the new challenge at Together. The group has a fantastic reputation in the market for providing great service to its intermediary partners, and flexible products to their clients.
“I will also be further expanding my knowledge of bridging and commercial lending at one of the UK’s leading specialist finance providers, to help more brokers’ customers achieve their ambitions.”
Nick Parker, head of networks and clubs at Together, added: “It’s great to be able to welcome her to her new role as we continue to grow our business.”
Together teams up with HLPartnership
Alongside these appointments, Together has broadened its distribution by joining the HLPartnership panel.
Its regulated first charge, buy-to-let (BTL) and consumer BTL products will be available to the network’s 900 advisers.
Its specialist products such as bridging, commercial term and second charge loans will be open to HLPartnership’s approved panel of packaging partners.
Parker said: “Our team at Together has been working alongside HLP as a key distribution partner to develop a portal aimed at supporting network and club brokers. The portal will enable HLP advisers to submit applications to Together for clients seeking Together’s award-winning products.
“HLP is one of the most recognised and respected networks in the industry and we’re proud to be able to offer our products to nearly 1,000 advisers in its network. We’re also delighted to appoint Kay, who has worked alongside some of the country’s largest networks and clubs and will use the skill and expertise she’s built up to our key partnerships.”
Neil Hoare, commercial director at HLPartnership, said: “HLP is delighted to be partnering with Together, giving its advisers direct access to help customers whose borrowing needs don’t necessarily fit the high street.
“At the network’s recent round of roadshows, Together’s new product range has been positively received with advisers already identifying potential customers they can place with the lender. HLP has already established a strong working relationship, which can really deliver great customer outcomes.”
