Emma Hollingworth has been appointed as an account director within Countrywide’s corporate business division.

Hollingworth joins Countrywide from SimplyBiz, having held various management roles including national account manager, director of sales (mortgages) and latterly director of mortgages.

She will start her new role in January and replaces Kharla Mullen, who has been promoted into the new role of head of central operations within Countrywide Surveying Services.

Hollingworth will join Sally Young and Richard Beardshaw as the division’s three account directors, reporting into Guy Batchelor, managing director of Countrywide Corporate Business.

Batchelor said: “2012 is another important year for Countrywide and with her wealth of experience in the mortgage sector Emma will be an integral part of the Corporate Business team providing us with new impetus to build on the success of the last three years.””