Accord Mortgages has appointed Claire Chick as a new regional sales manager.

Chick (pictured) joins the Yorkshire Building Society’s intermediary lender following more than 25 years in financial services, including the past four as intermediary business development team manager at the Coventry Building Society.

Before that Chick worked as a corporate account manager and a business development manager (BDM) for Santander and also as a BDM for BM Solutions.

She will be responsible for overseeing Accord’s BDMs in the South Midlands and South West.

Jeremy Duncombe, director of intermediary distribution at Accord, said: “Claire brings a huge amount of valuable knowledge and insight to Accord and I’m delighted to welcome her.

“We have recruited a number of very talented sales managers and BDMs in the past few months to enhance our existing team and help deliver ongoing growth of the business.

“Building an experienced and dynamic sales team is vital to maintaining a close relationship with our brokers, remaining fully aware of their needs and being able to respond quickly and efficiently.”