Nishikant Kothikar joins GEMHL from Johnson and Johnson where he worked as a senior product manager. Previously, he worked for Gillette as area sales manager and has a total of over 12 years product management experience. In his new role, Nishikant will be responsible for looking after the South East of England for the second charge business. Nishikant said: “I am delighted to join GEMHL and apply my product management experience to the finance domain. I am looking forward to building and growing relationships with our intermediaries.”
Stephen Jennings joins GEMHL from Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited (SPML), where he worked as business development manager. Prior to SPML, Stephen worked as a branch manager for Britannia Building Society. Stephen will be responsible for growing the second charge business with packagers and brokers within the South West regions. Stephen commented: “GE has two fantastic brands with igroup and First National, I look forward to working with our packagers and brokers in what I think is a really exciting time for second charge loans. ”
Julian Nutley, second mortgage sales director, GE Money Home Lending, said: “We are delighted to welcome Nishikant and Stephen to the team. They both bring a huge amount of experience into their roles having previously worked with other large lenders. We are confident that they will prove to be great assets in helping us drive our business development.”