Gatehouse Bank has appointed Karen Faulkner to the position of head of home finance operations.

Faulkner brings over 35 years of financial service experience to her new role having worked with a number of brands including Connells and Skipton Group.

Reporting to Tim Blease, COO at Gatehouse Bank, Faulkner will be based in the Bank’s Milton Keynes office and, via her team of case managers and underwriters, is responsible for the customer application journey, through to the release of funds.

Prior to joining Gatehouse, Faulkner worked at Mortgage Brain, as lender development manager, where she was responsible for developing and managing relationships between the mortgage software solutions provider and 25 mortgage lenders.

Blease said: “I’m delighted that Karen has chosen to join Gatehouse Bank. She joins the bank at an exciting time, as we continue to expand and develop our existing product range.

“Gatehouse aims to bring much needed competition to the banking sector and Karen’s wealth of financial services experience will see her play a significant role in our future development.”