In his new role, Tony Prestedge will support the board in strategy, operations, and oversight
Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has appointed former Santander deputy chief executive Tony Prestedge to its board as a non-executive director.
In his new role, Prestedge will support the board in strategy, operations, and oversight.
“Tony’s appointment is indicative of the strong progress we have made in establishing ourselves as a key strategic partner to many of the leading lender and distribution businesses in the mortgage market. As we enter the next stage of our growth, he will be invaluable in helping us to continue to scale our business both organically and through acquisition,” James Tucker, chief executive officer of Twenty7Tec Group, said.
Prior to his most recent role at Santander, Prestedge spent 12 years at Nationwide, occupying a variety of roles including chief operating officer and deputy chief executive officer, and has also held the role of managing director of Home Finance at Barclays.
In 2021, he was seconded to the Department of Health and Social Care as the inaugural chief operating officer of the NHS Test and Trace service, leading transformation planning and program management, technology, digital channel development, data analytics, and operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“My career has been characterised by working in high-growth, fast-changing environments and so I am looking forward to helping Twenty7Tec as it looks to build on its market-leading mortgage tech status,” Prestedge said of his