Steve will be responsible for overseeing the sales team’s delivery on major projects for the business, ensuring that Advantage’s ambitious lending targets are met.
Steve joins Advantage with 19 years’ experience in the mortgage industry, having started his career as a mortgage broker. Most recently he led a 60-strong operational team at Accord Mortgages, where he spent 18 months as operations manager for non-conforming lending. Prior to this, Steve worked for GMAC-RFC for five years in a variety of mandated operational roles, latterly as remote processing regional manager. Steve’s career in mortgage lending began at Abbey, where he undertook a range of operational roles, including sales operational manager.
Commenting on Steve Mason’s appointment, Advantage managing director Keith Dearling said: “Steve’s background means he understands the business from the broker perspective too, which is invaluable. Furthermore, his operational experience and project management skills make him an ideal candidate to help enhance our reputation for innovative lending and deliver on our lending objectives.”
Steve Mason said: “Advantage has an excellent range of innovative products that puts it in a strong position in the marketplace. I look forward to working with the team, combining my experience with the firm’s first class sales tools to deliver what our clients need.”
