Kensington appoints new managing director and receives MTA letter

Alison Hutchinson (37) joins Kensington Mortgages from Barclays, where she was formerly Barclaycard Marketing & Communications Director, responsible for leading a successful business plan to re-vitalise the Barclaycard brand, launch a range of new products, improve the customer experience and increase customer numbers.

Other roles include Chief Executive Officer of Barclays B2B, the Business Services subsidiary of Barclays Corporate Banking, as well as various senior executive roles at IBM Corporation, where Alison worked for fourteen years.

Commenting on her appointment, Kensington’s Chief Executive, John Maltby, said: “We are delighted that Alison is joining Kensington Mortgages. Her extensive experience in business development, management and marketing, as well as her knowledge of the financial services sector, make her a valuable asset to our management team as we seek to drive the business forward and develop the exciting growth opportunities that exist within the specialist mortgage market.”

Alison Hutchinson said: "Kensington has an excellent reputation and track record as a leader in the specialist mortgage market. I very much look forward to joining the management team and contributing to the future growth and success of the business.

Regarding the MTA letter John Maltby, Chief Executive of Kensington Group said, ‘As the widely recognised founder of the non conforming sector, we have always been dedicated to our market and in receiving our ‘minded to authorise’ letter, demonstrate our long term commitment to regulation and the industry as a whole. We are very pleased to have received the letter although are fully aware that this is just the beginning of an ongoing commitment to regulation.’