Masthaven Bank has announced the appointment of three new staff members across its mortgage and savings divisions.

The new roles will focus on supporting the bank’s customer service and product range alongside its digital and emerging technologies research.

David Kennedy has been appointed as lending operations director. He was previously director of operations at Shawbrook Bank.

Meanwhile, Mark Evans joins Masthaven as product director. He was also previously at Shawbrook Bank, in the role of head of product management.

Finally, Baris Aksoy has been appointed data protection officer, having previously been an information governance subject matter expert at the NHS.

The challenger bank has also announced that internally, Al Southall will take up the newly established role of chief technology officer and Simon Furnell will be chief operating officer with responsibilities for product development, the post origination servicing of loans, operations and retail savings.

Jon Hall, managing director at Masthaven, said: “As Masthaven continues to develop, it is critical that we maintain an unrelenting focus on what is key to achieving our plans. It is fantastic to welcome new experts to the Masthaven team and congratulate those who have moved internally as they help us to underpin the growth and direction of the business.

“These changes will ensure that we continue to move forwards in both the specialist lending and challenger bank space and enable our team to provide innovative products and services for both our broker partners and our customers.”