Kensington Mortgages has recruited Mark Foulsham as its new chief operating officer.

He will join the company on 3 June 2019.

Foulsham (pictured) has over 30 years’ experience in driving digital innovation and transformative change, having worked with fintech start-ups and as group chief information officer of esure, the personal lines insurance business.

He served as group CIO of esure until 2016, having joined the business in 2004 as head of IT.

Since 2016 his start-up keyenable.com has advised businesses on issues ranging from data strategies, cyber-security to tech transformation.

He has also served as CEO of Surrey Innovations, the commercial wing for the Centre for Digital Enterprise at the University of Surrey – leading projects for clients including EDF, Ford, Prudential and Wincanton.

Mark Arnold, chief executive of Kensington Mortgages, said: “Our industry is changing at a rapid pace, with technology changing the way that consumers think about every aspect of their finances. Our approach is to marry the power of big data, with the common sense of a human underwriter to offer mortgages to those who don’t tick the right boxes at the big banks.

“Mark is the perfect hire to allow us to take our digital innovation to the next level.”

Foulsham added: “Kensington is a true digital innovator, demonstrating what you can do when you combine exceptional data insight and the best technology with a deep understanding of traditional lending. I have been incredibly impressed by the Kensington team, the open culture of the company and the focus on customer needs.

“There are huge opportunities for us as we look ahead to what will be a period of further digital disruption in the way that both customers and brokers interact with lenders.”