In this role, she will lead Together’s intermediaries team as they support the lender’s broker partners with personal finance products including first and second charge mortgages, regulated bridging loans and consumer BTL.

The promotion comes after Maeve was appointed as project manager at Together in April of this year, having previously held the position of director of commercial operations at Central Trust and Mercantile Trust.

Maeve has 25 years’ experience in the financial services market, starting her career with First National Bank.

In 2010 she took up a position at Shawbrook Bank, spending almost a decade there before leaving to set up her own lender, Focused Lending Ltd.

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Commenting on her promotion, Maeve said: “I am delighted to be taking up this position and continue Together’s intermediary team’s brilliant work.

“I will be continuing to work collaboratively with our colleagues and valued broker partners, educating the market on Together’s extensive product portfolio and how we can help achieve the best outcomes for our broker partners and their customers.

Tanya Elmaz, director of intermediary sales at Together, added: “Maeve has already made a huge impact to our well-established intermediary sales channel and we are delighted for her to be taking on this role.

“Her hard-work, passion and knowledge is proving invaluable and she has already garnered great respect from colleagues and customers alike.

“We look forward to seeing her taking on this challenge and driving Together’s personal finance intermediaries team forward, working alongside our valued partners to help open doors for our customers.”