Shawbrook Bank has promoted two senior commercial team members, following the recent merger of its commercial and secured businesses into the newly created property finance division.

Emma Cox moves into a sales director role for commercial mortgages, while Sarah Woolf leaves her role as senior relationship manager to take over as head of sales.

Cox will manage Shawbrook Commercial’s nationwide field sales team. She originally worked at an IFA network before switching to business development, she was headhunted to be part of the original sales team at Commercial First. She then transferred to Shawbrook as a regional development manager and founding member of the commercial team.

Woolf has over 15 years’ experience, with previous roles at Bradford and Bingley, Commercial First and Shawbrook. She will help drive Shawbrook Commercial’s product proposition, communicating the sales strategy to the extensive field sales team.

Cox said: “It is my pleasure to take on the new sales director role for commercial business within the property finance division. Having worked day-in, day-out with our talented field sales team for several years, I have every confidence that they will continue to provide an exceptional level of service for our panel of introducers and brokers. I also look forward to developing a sales delivery strategy alongside senior management which will serve the interests of our brokers and their clients.”

Woolf added: “Moving into my new role as head of sales, I am keen to ensure that our broker partners benefit from competitive products, clear communication as well as a human approach which distinguishes us from our peers.

“I am very excited to continue working with the existing field sales team to make our offering the best it can possibly be. With the knowhow and enthusiasm of Emma and the rest of senior management, brokers’ clients should be the beneficiaries of this new commercial team structure.”