Gen H has promoted three senior executives as the mortgage lender prepares for the departure of its chief commercial officer, Pete Dockar.
Sara Palmer has been appointed chief distribution officer, Richard Leivers becomes chief lending officer and Andrew Mackie has been promoted to chief financial officer.
Dockar, who joined Gen H in 2022, will leave at the end of September to join Principality Building Society.
Palmer (pictured) joined the lender in 2025 as sales and distribution director. She has since overseen changes to the sales operation and will now lead Gen H’s wider growth function.
Leivers has worked at the company since 2022 and is its propositions director. In his new role, he will take responsibility for the lending function and the development of initiatives intended to support more prospective homeowners.
Mackie joined Gen H in 2025 and has led changes to its finance function. As chief financial officer, he will oversee the company’s financial position and the expansion of its capital markets funding arrangements.
Graham McClelland, chief executive of Gen H, said: “I am really excited to give Sara, Richard, and Andrew the recognition they deserve. In her year with the business, Sara has brought immeasurable benefit to Gen H leading our push to provide even more support to our broker partners.
“Richard, one of the most commercially-minded and smartest people I know, has driven all of our recent propositional developments, and has many more in the works. Andrew has overseen the maturation of our finance function while setting up the business to support the growth we have planned in the coming years.
“It is a very exciting time for Gen H. And as Pete moves on, the entire team thanks him for his efforts over the past four and a half years and wishes him great success in his future plans.”
Dockar, outgoing chief commercial officer of Gen H, said: “Coming into Gen H after many years in very traditional lending roles was a breath of fresh air. I was so excited by the mission and by the agility of the team, and these years have been some of the most fulfilling of my career.
“My time with Gen H showed me what can be possible when real innovation is paired with people-first values, and as I join Principality, I’ll be taking that same aspiration forward with me.”
