Shawbrook appoints STL specialist as Strategic Partner
In an eventful week Shawbrook Bank welcomed Dorset-based Positive Lending to its elite Strategic Partner programme and announced
In an eventful week Shawbrook Bank welcomed Dorset-based Positive Lending to its elite Strategic Partner programme and announced a new Head of Marketing and Broker Engagement.
Specialising in short term loans (STL), MD of Positive lending, Paul McGonigle, brings 20 years of experience in second charge lending to Shawbrook’s programme, with stints at Lloyds Bowmarker, Cedar Holdings, Black Horse Finance and First National Bank.
The Strategic Partner programme, set up in September 2012, is intended to reward loyal brokers with exclusive marketing and processing benefits.
Commenting on his appointment to the programme, Paul McGonigle, Managing Director, Positive Lending said: “We are delighted to be partnered with Shawbrook on their Strategic Partner programme. Our relationship with Stephen [Johnson] and his team has been built over many years and with their keen pricing model and excellent back end support, it makes perfect sense for our businesses to be aligned.
“As a regulated packager, we focus on key lender relationships that offer value to our clients and intermediaries alike, and Shawbrook firmly ticks the box.”
Karen Bennett, Sales & Marketing Director, Commercial Mortgages, Shawbrook Bank said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Paul to our growing team of Strategic Partners. His in-depth knowledge and experience, particularly of short term loans, means he’s an ideal partner given our commitment to the continued growth of our STL range.”
Within the space of a few days Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division also announced it has appointed Jim Moulton as its new Head of Marketing and Broker Engagement.
Jim’s appointment is a new role which, among other things, will see him working closely with Shawbrook’s brokers to boost their own marketing activity.
He had the following to say about his new role: “I’m pleased to join Shawbrook at such an exciting time in the industry and look forward to embracing the opportunity to enhance the relationship between the bank and its broker partners.”
When asked about the appointment of Jim Moulton, Karen Bennett, Sales and Marketing Director of Commercial Mortgages, commented: “We are delighted to have someone of Jim's calibre join the commercial team to help us build our marketing proposition for our brokers.
“I for one am looking forward to working together to ramp up our communications and marketing support for brokers, and am thrilled that our aspiring growth strategy has brought Jim on board.”
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