Butterfield Mortgages hires four BDMs in expansion drive

Butterfield Mortgages, the HNWI mortgage provider for prime residential London and UK Home Counties, has announced four business development appointments.

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Rozi Jones
26th September 2017
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"We have brought these experienced professionals on board to expand our presence in the market for HNWI mortgages."

Butterfield primarily lends through the intermediary channel and says the new hires will help its expansion in the prime mortgage market.

Ralph Punter has been appointed as Senior Manager Intermediary Sales, and will manage the wider team’s activities to drive intermediary business development. Ralph has previously held similar roles at Harrods Bank and Virgin Money, with a track record of significantly increasing institutions’ mortgage books.

The wider team consists of Christopher Watts and Amar Mashru, who will act as Business Development Managers. Chris and Amar both have over 10 years’ experience in the financial services sector with a particular focus on residential mortgage lending for HNWI.

Kevin Turmore has been appointed to integrate the new team and enhance Butterfield's strategic plan. Kevin's previous roles include Group Chief Executive Officer of Arlo Associates, Head of UK Financial Services Practice at Alexander Proudfoot Consulting and various other leadership roles at leading banks including Unity Trust plc, Bank of Ireland, Lloyds, TSB and RBS.

Alpa Bhakta, Managing Director of Butterfield Mortgages, said: “We have brought these experienced professionals on board to expand our presence in the market for HNWI mortgages. The addition of Ralph, Christopher, Amar and Kevin to the BML team will enhance our capabilities to enable us to reach the widest section of the market since the launch of BML.”

Michael Collins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Butterfield Group, added: “These appointments demonstrate the ambition of BML, as well as the whole of Butterfield Group, to build on the success of the last twelve months. We will continue to provide the support, security and infrastructure that underpin BML, and look forward to the continued success of the business.”

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