"Relationships are key and by working closely with our key lending partners we are able to offer great outcomes for brokers and customers alike."
Jackie Didcock joined the Society as branch manager in 1997, progressing to area manager before moving into Skipton’s intermediaries arm and becoming acting head of intermediaries in 2009.
After a spell with mortgage sourcing software provider Mortgage Brain, Jackie returned to Skipton as regional manager for intermediaries.
Jackie's successor at Skipton is Alison Heaven, who has worked in financial services for 29 years at firms including Aviva and MetLife before joining Skipton in 2015 as a regional manager and later as a relationship manager looking after a team of BDMs.
Jackie said: “Skipton has really been a fabulous place to work and I’m excited about the future for the business, my team and my colleagues. I have had some really fun times and made fantastic memories and friends.
“Developing my team has been one of my greatest pleasures and successes and winning Leader of the Year for 2016 was a big achievement and a proud moment in my career.
“Skipton has really excelled at putting broker relationships at the heart of what we do. Relationships are key and by working closely with our key lending partners we are able to offer great outcomes for brokers and customers alike.
“I would not have able to achieve my goals without the support of my family and particularly my husband, Ray, and I’d like to thank Skipton’s recently retired director of intermediaries Paul Darwin who changed my way of thinking, motivated me and shared his wealth of knowledge over the years we worked together.”
Alison said: “I’ll be looking to develop the team into building deeper relationships with their brokers, and I’m also looking to add value to both brokers and the Society. At Skipton we really do pride ourselves on offering brokers, and their clients, great service, products and innovations.
