Newell has previously worked at John Charcol, Mortgage Force, Private Finance and the Halifax.
Foundation Home Loans has appointed Katie Newell (pictured) as brand manager.
Newell has previously held underwriting, broking and marketing roles at John Charcol, Mortgage Force, Private Finance and the Halifax.
She has recently been working outside of the mortgage industry as head of content and PR at eTeach recruitment group
She will report to Foundation’s director of marketing, Jeff Knight, and lead the content marketing team
Knight said: “We are very pleased to welcome Katie to the Foundation team, particularly as she will be well known to many in the mortgage industry having worked for a number of high-profile advisory businesses in key marketing and communications roles.
"Having a strong level of mortgage experience and an excellent track-record in the market was key for us when making the decision to employ Katie, and we are absolutely certain she’ll bring an energy and quality to all of Foundation’s brand work.
"We have some sizeable and ambitious targets to achieve in the months and years ahead and Katie will play a major role in helping us deliver across our key lending target areas.”
Newell added: “It is a great time to join Foundation and be part of the already excellent marketing team.
"We have had strong growth in 2019 and have ambitious plans for 2020 – and I am very excited to be part of it.”