6 years as Sales Director at Pepper Money, previously was Head of Intermediary Distribution at Santander.

www.pepper.money

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romafinance.co.uk

Rob Barnard has over 30 years of knowledge and experience navigating successfully through the twists and turns of the UK Mortgage market. Rob has developed and executed sales and marketing strategies throughout his career to drive growth and maximise retention. In his role as Director of Intermediary Relationships, Rob is responsible for nurturing and developing key broker and distribution partners for Pepper Money. Rob is passionate about mortgages but more importantly the people he works with within the industry. As a result, he is the host of The Specialist Podcast. A platform created to provide established and upcoming stars in the industry an opportunity to discuss everything mortgages and beyond.

www.pepper.money

I lead IR’s dual-branded Sales teams, including BDMs and TBDMs and lead the Society’s New Build proposition. I have over 30 years experience in financial services having worked for a number of lenders and represent Nationwide as a management committee member of The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.

www.nationwide-intermediary.co.uk

Peter has been CEO of MAB since 2001 and has overseen the business as it has grown to become the UK’s most recognised intermediary consumer brand, winning over 250 national awards for the quality of its advice and service. Now, with a network of 2000+ advisers offering expert mortgage advice on a local, regional and national level to UK consumers digitally, face to face and by phone. Mortgage Advice Bureau handles over £25bn of loans annually, and was the first – and is currently the only – mortgage intermediary to have floated on the London Stock Exchange, having joined the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in November 2014.

www.mortgageadvicebureau.com

Andrew has been with Yorkshire Building Society Group for 11 years, spending the last 7 years as part of the Accord brand serving the intermediary channel, in his current role as part of the senior leadership team he is responsible for maintaining relationships with key lending partners across the distribution landscape and playing an active role in propositional development. Prior to joining Accord he spent 4 years covering a number of roles in the retail network.

www.accordmortgages.com

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www.shawbrook.co.uk

Steve has over 30 years’ experience in financial services, having started out as a mortgage broker in the early 1990s. He was Head of Commercial Development with Sesame Bankhall Group for 8 years, prior to joining Hodge Lifetime as Business Development Director in 2016. Steve joined Fleet Mortgages as Distribution Director in 2019 and was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer in January 2021.

www.fleetmortgages.co.uk

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www.lv.com

Emma’s role as Director of Distribution at Paymentshield means she oversees Paymentshield’s mortgage and financial adviser-related partnerships. She has over 20 years’ experience in the mortgage sales industry - including 15 years at Paymentshield. Emma has extensively grown Paymentshield’s intermediary business, notably by building relationships and panel appointments with networks - including the likes of Openwork, SBG, Mortgage Intelligence, MAB and Quilter.

Emma has also been heavily involved in Paymentshield's technological developments. She pioneered Paymentshield’s Adviser Hub (an industry-first platform that helps advisers to optimise their whole GI business), has helped to launch Paymentshield’s enhanced API capabilities, and has been the driving force behind Paymentshield’s new Refer and Protect proposition.

www.paymentshield.co.uk

I have over 20 years’ experience within Financial Services, previously working as a BDM for Northern Rock and in the sub-prime packager market. I joined Santander for Intermediaries in 2007 as a BDM in the North and after many successful and enjoyable years, I was promoted to a Regional Manager with responsibility for eight BDMs. At the start of 2019, I moved into the role of Head of Intermediary Distribution.

www.santander.co.uk

A multi award winning business leader, with over 25 years’ experience within the financial service sector, having held senior sales and distribution roles across the banking, broking and mortgage sectors and is currently the Head of Intermediary Mortgage Distribution for Metro Bank. She has overall sales responsibility for the Bank’s mortgage business across both the intermediary and direct channels, alongside the day to management of the national field-based BDM team (including the key account function), all store-based Mortgage Consultants, alongside all telephony support (which includes – Telephone BDMs, The Broker Helpdesk and the Mortgage Line - for direct customers). Additional responsibilities include growing, enhancing customer outcomes across the intermediary and direct mortgage channels, whilst ensuring delivery of a strong sustainable resilient business. Joanne also represents Metro Bank on the IMLA Exco.

www.metrobankonline.co.uk

Paul has worked in marketing within the financial services and property sectors in a career spanning over 25 years. Since 2001, he has held Head of or Marketing Director roles in businesses like Platform (the intermediary lender of Co-op), Lehman Brothers and Countrywide and has managed both B2B and B2C. Paul is Managing Director of the leading PR and marketing communications agency, Square 1 Media.

www.square1media.co.uk

Dale has been in the mortgage market for over 25 years. Having started out at L&G, he moved to a family brokerage which then became a mortgage packager (Impact SF) and direct to client brokerage.

Dale co-founded OMS in 2017 and sits on the industry contact group of The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) as well as being a director and executive committee member for the Open Property Data Association (OPDA).

onemortgage.co.uk

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www.themortgagelender.com

Having worked in the mortgage industry for over 20 years, I've been with Virgin Money since 2018 - joining as a National Account Manager and now as Head of National Accounts. Prior to Virgin Money I worked in the Business Development and National Account teams at Lloyds Banking Group

uk.virginmoney.com

Dave has been in financial services industry with over 30 years of experience. Recently joining Bank of Ireland from Barclays, where he spent 13 years, Dave's expertise lies in intermediary business and partnership management. Prior to his role at Barclays, he worked for National Australia Bank and Santander, focusing on financial planning. With a wealth of knowledge and a successful track record, Dave brings valuable insights and a strong business acumen to his current position at Bank of Ireland.

www.bankofireland.com

Having worked at Coventry Building Society for over 17 years, Jonathan is an experienced head of intermediary relationship management with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry as a business development manager and corporate account manager. Jonathan’s current position involves fostering broker relationships, leading corporate account management teams and overseeing the Intermediary development telephone team in head office as well as a team of regional managers and BDMs.

www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk

25+ years of Financial Services management experience, including various senior/executive level roles within Banking and Lending institutions. Extensive experience in the management of large operational teams of up to 100+ staff across a variety of functions including sales, underwriting, customer and arrears management, litigation and asset management - specifically within the Residential and BTL mortgage, and consumer lending, markets

www.utbank.co.uk

Alex Upton is the Managing Director of Specialist Mortgages & Bridging at HTB, where she leads both the Specialist Mortgages and Bridging teams. With over 15 years of experience in the lending industry, Alex has built a strong reputation for delivering tailored, practical solutions for brokers and their clients. She believes in the power of collaboration and adaptability, leading her teams with a focus on solving complex lending challenges. At HTB, Alex fosters an environment where brokers can rely on them for straightforward, effective support, ensuring the best possible outcomes for their clients in every scenario.

www.htb.co.uk

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www.barclays.co.uk

After more than 30 years working in financial services, I know you’re only as good as the people around you and the key to success is getting a great team working together. When I was putting our sales team together, I was determined to recruit people from different backgrounds, who’ve experienced different things and who bring a different way of thinking to the table. I was looking for people who were honest, sincere, hardworking, tenacious and prepared to go above and beyond the call of duty, regardless of their background. The result is perhaps one of the most diverse sales team in the industry, and one which challenges the norms of what the market has come to expect from a sales team. It’s why I’m so proud to have been asked to sit on the judging panel for this year’s Women’s Recognition Awards as we recognise those who’ve worked so hard towards creating a more diverse and equal financial services community.

chetwoodbank.co.uk

Richard leads the Intermediary Channel for Virgin Money and responsible for intermediary distribution covering Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank Mortgage Brand. His team of National Accounts, Field and Telephony BDMs work with brokers to maximise opportunities and develop excellent business relationships. Richard joined Virgin Money in 2013 and has over two decades of experience in intermediary mortgages having previously been in roles at Virgin One Account, First Active and RBS.

uk.virginmoney.com

Richard recently celebrated 30 years at HSBC, having started his career as a General Insurance Broker.

More recently, Richard has worked in HSBC’s Retail Banking Head Office, as a Senior Product & Proposition Manager where he was integral to the Bank’s launch into the Mortgage Intermediary market.

Before joining HSBC Life, in 2019, Richard spent two years in our Global Group Insurance team as a Senior Manager for Intermediary and Private Bank channels, supporting the development of the UK strategy and working alongside markets globally.

In his current role as Head of Protection Distribution, he leads an experienced team of Business Development Managers covering the length and breadth of the UK as well as our telephone teams.

www.life.hsbc.co.uk

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www.paragonbank.co.uk