Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has bolstered its specialist mortgages sales team with the appointment of Lee Isherwood as business development manager for the North East.

In his new role, Isherwood (pictured) will be responsible for nurturing existing relationships with brokers in the North East of England, as well as introducing other brokers in the region to HTB’s proposition.

Isherwood has widespread experience working with mortgage brokers, having worked as a case manager, desk-based BDM and BDM for various mortgage lenders.

He said: “The opportunity to join such a trailblazing specialist bank that’s constantly growing, such as HTB, was an easy decision.

“HTB already has a strong reputation in the North East for its local expertise and market-leading service, and was a big attraction to me. I’m based in Sunderland, and I can’t wait to start making a difference to our local brokers.”

Andrea Glasgow, sales director of specialist mortgages, added: “We pride ourselves on having the best of the best. By attracting top talent such as Lee, we’re creating our BDM dream team that does everything in their power to get deals over the line for brokers. Lee has bags of experience of doing just that.

“His passion and hunger to support brokers and his vast local knowledge sets him up to be a fantastic addition to the North East team.”