The specialist bank has hired Michael Godwin as its head of operations and Robert Harris as head of wholesale finance.

Michael has joined from GE Capital Bank and will focus on the development and delivery of customer service and scalability to support HTB’s growth targets through improving automation, its digital offering and process efficiency.

Robert will be responsible for building out the bank’s wholesale finance offering, which includes the established block discounting business.

Jon Maycock, managing director of asset finance at HTB, said Michael and Robert were welcome additions to the senior team.

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“We are focused on employing sector experts that have the experience and know-how to help shape the business as we continue to grow, assisting us in continuing to improve the service we provide and developing and enhancing our broker and wholesale finance channels.”

Michael added: “It's an exciting opportunity to work for a bank with such a competitive focus on growth, customers and doing the right thing.

“HTB has great people and a real passion for change.”

Robert – who has previously worked as head of indirect sales and wholesale funding at Macquarie Asset Leasing – said: “The challenger banks have been instrumental in moving and disrupting certain parts of the banking market forward after the global financial crisis and HTB is extremely well positioned in this regard to grow its business in its selected markets with a great team and business culture.”