In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the business forward and maintaining the strong growth and risk management discipline of the division.

He replaces Louisa Sedgwick, who remains in position as managing director and part of the commercial leadership team, responsible for developing the bank’s proposition.  

Chris joins HTB from Secure Trust Bank, where he previously worked as head of origination for real estate finance.

Prior to this, he was a relationship manager within the real estate finance team at Metro Bank and also spent four years at Lloyds Banking Group in a variety of roles.

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Commenting on his appointment, Chris said: “I’m excited by this new opportunity and look forward to building on the excellent work of Louisa and her team. 

“While the property finance market is undergoing a period of readjustment at the present time, HTB’s proposition is built on flexibility of approach and quick decision making and is well set to manage any challenges ahead.
 
“I’m very much looking forward to spearheading HTB’s specialist mortgage division and meeting the ambitious targets in place for 2023 and beyond.”
 
Charles McDowell, chief commercial director at HTB, added: “Louisa and her team have done a fantastic job making our specialist mortgage division a leading light in the market.

“I’m looking forward to the exciting things to come with both Chris and Louisa as part of the bank’s senior team.”