Roger Morris has been appointed as Chetwood Financial’s group distribution director.

Morris (pictured) has spent over 30 years in the mortgage industry. He co-founded mortgage packager Em Financial in 2001, before joining Affirmative Finance as Sales & marketing director in 2008.

He moved to Precise Mortgages in 2011 and acted as sales director for nine years, moving into positions as group distribution director and group lending engagement director following Charter Court Financial Services’ combination with OneSavings Bank in 2019. Most recently, he served as Tandem Bank’s director of mortgage division sales & distribution.

Morris joins Chetwood Financial ahead of the imminent launch of ModaMortgages and following the recent acquisition of CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries (CMI).

In his new role, Morris will be responsible for distribution, focusing on CMI’s networks and mortgage clubs initially.

He said: “The established CMI brand is well-placed to scale and go from strength-to-strength, which is really exciting. There is a fantastic opportunity to build CMI and ModaMortgages into leading specialist lenders that offer propositions designed around mortgage brokers and with education at their very heart.

“It’s a privilege to be part of such an amazing team and I’m looking forward to spreading the message and playing my part in building CMI and ModaMortgages as significant players in the buy-to-let market.”

Andy Mielczarek, Chetwood Financial’s founder and CEO, added: “This is an exciting appointment and it’s a real coup for us to get someone of Roger’s pedigree and undoubted calibre on board.

“As a well-known personality in the market, his energy, enthusiasm and passion for financial services will help us take the next step of our journey as we look to establish the two brands as leading buy-to-let lenders.”