Gatehouse Bank has promoted Sim Gill to the newly-created role of intermediary national key account manager.

Gill (pictured) will lead the coordination of operations with a number of key broker partners in his new role.

He joined Gatehouse in October 2017, starting as a business development manager in the residential property finance department.

Prior to joining the bank, he was islamic finance officer at Ahli United Bank.

Reporting to Faisal Dar, head of specialist home finance, Gill will work closely with the bank’s business development managers as they continue to establish and strengthen relationships with members of mortgage clubs and networks.

Dar said: “Providing a high level service to a growing number of intermediaries is a key element of our growth strategy, and I am delighted that Sim will be driving this forward.

“Sim’s appointment demonstrates Gatehouse’s ambitious plans for further growth and also highlights the opportunities for employees to progress within the bank as it continues to grow.”

Gil added: “As awareness of our products increases, the appetite among brokers to introduce business to the bank is growing. This is all happening in step with a growing range of products and an increasing public and business profile, so I’m delighted to be given a chance to lead how we work with our growing number of intermediary partners.”