He seeks to build and maintain relationships with introducers in London and the Home Counties
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Alex McMillen (pictured) as bridging finance business development manager (BDM) for London and the Home Counties.
McMillen has over 10 years of experience in the mortgage finance sector and has made the move from HTB’s specialist mortgages division, where he was a lending manager for nine months. Prior to joining HTB, he worked for Magellan Homeloans, and Bluestone Mortgages.
In his new role, McMillen will be responsible for building and maintaining long lasting relationships with introducers in London and the Home Counties. This will involve keeping brokers up to speed on the latest products, processes, and systems of HTB, as well as providing efficient feedback on lending decisions, including the issuing of terms.
The lender relaunched into the bridging market last October with an overhauled product offering. It also appointed its head of sales for bridging finance earlier this year.
“Having worked at HTB for the past nine months as a lending manager in specialist mortgages, I’m excited to be joining the bridging finance team as a BDM covering London and the Home Counties,” McMillen said. “This year is going to be about improving our brand awareness, educating brokers on our systems and process and establishing ourselves as a ‘go to’ bridging lender within the market.
“We have an amazing bridging proposition, and I’m looking forward to getting out on the road to discuss how we can help brokers with their clients’ cases.”
Jamie Jolly, director of bridging at Hampshire Trust Bank, said they were pleased to welcome McMillen to the bridging team.
“The fact that he is not new to HTB is a real boon and means he will be hitting the ground running,” Jolly remarked. “Over recent months, we have put the finishing touches to the new HTB bridging team, with speed and flexibility at the forefront of our proposition. We’re looking to increase our market share this year, and providing a smooth customer journey is key to achieving this.”
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