Redwood Bank has appointed Sonia Mann as a business development manager.

Mann (pictured) worked for 18 years at NatWest before moving to Together Commercial Finance as corporate director.

She has also worked for Santander UK and was a manager of client relations at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Gary Wilkinson, CEO of Redwood Bank, said: “Sonia’s track record with previous banks is impressive. She has proven she’s more than capable of delivering fantastic customer service, which is the top priority for Redwood, and satisfaction is consistently at well over 90% among our customers.

“In order to meet increased demand, we are keen to recruit new business development managers who have experience in building, and then managing strong relationships with, a portfolio of commercial clients. When we met Sonia, she fitted the bill perfectly.

“Sonia’s appointment also further demonstrates our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, which encourages financial services to provide a balanced workforce across gender. We’re very passionate about accelerating gender equality and we feel we’re certainly moving in the right direction when it comes to further diversifying the make-up of our staff workforce.”