Foundation Home Loans strengthens senior team with new hires

Andrew Ferguson has been appointed commercial director and will be responsible for the company’s sales and distribution channels.

He has extensive senior management experience working within the specialist lending market, including time spent as head of sales and distribution at Kent Reliance and more recently at specialist lender Axis.

Hans Geberbauer, CEO at Foundation Home Loans, said: “We are delighted Andrew has joined Foundation Home Loans and see his appointment as key in helping us develop our business moving forward.

“Andrew has the experience and industry contacts needed to make a real difference and we are already starting to see a positive impact within the business.”

Emma Payne has joined the company as head of sales and brings significant experience to the specialist lender from her time at Lloyds Banking Group as well as Mortgage Brain, where she served as national account manager.

Ian May has also joined the company as a regional account manager.

Ian has been recruited from Capita Mortgage Services, where he was the new lending manager focused on the specialist buy-to-let market.

Andrew added: “Foundation is a lender with undoubted potential and desire to increase its footprint within the specialist lending market.

“The business has ambitious, but realistic, growth plans and I’m excited about helping lead the growth strategy moving forward.

“We are in the process of building the team to help us deliver and I am delighted to have appointed high-calibre individuals in Emma and Ian, with some more appointments to follow.”