Foundation Home Loans has made a number of new hires across its senior team.

Andrew Ferguson has joined as commercial director, heading up the company’s sales and distribution channels. He has previously served as head of sales & distribution at Kent Reliance and more recently, worked at specialist lender Axis.

In addition, Emma Payne has been appointed as head of sales and Ian May as a regional account manager. Payne has worked at Lloyds Banking Group and at Mortgage Brain as national account manager. May joins from Capita Mortgage Services where he has spent the last few years as new lending manager, focused on the specialist buy-to-let market.

Hans Geberbauer, CEO at Foundation Home Loans, said: “We are delighted Andrew has joined Foundation Home Loans and see his appointment as key in helping us develop our business moving forward. Andrew has the experience and industry contacts needed to make a real difference and we are already starting to see a positive impact within the business.”

Ferguson added: “Foundation is a lender with undoubted potential and desire to increase its footprint within the specialist lending market. The business has ambitious, but realistic, growth plans and I’m excited about helping lead the growth strategy moving forward. We are in the process of building the team to help us deliver and I am delighted to have appointed high calibre individuals in Emma and Ian, with some more appointments to follow.”