The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced its 2012 executive board.

Following its Annual General Meeting, IMLA confirmed that John Heron, Paragon Group director of mortgages, has been re-elected chairman for the 2011/2012 year, which runs from 1 December to 30 November, with Tony Ward, chief executive of Home Funding, re-elected in the role of deputy chairman.

Peter Williams remains executive director.

New directors include managing director of Aldermore Mortgages Charles Haresnape, Northern Rock head of sales Richard Tugwell and intermediary managing director at Barclays David Finlay.

Peter Williams said: “We are proud of IMLA’s unique position as an organisation for lenders run by lenders. All 20 members have a representative at the meetings and can be nominated for the five director positions including the Chairman.