Shawbrook has appointed Marc Callaghan as national sales manager.

His appointment follows a restructure within the sales function, and Shawbrook says the hire serves to deepen key broker relationships “by providing a more consultative approach to strategic business development”.

Callaghan (pictured) has spent 16 years in the mortgage industry, including at One Savings Bank where he held the role of national sales manager and Santander as a business development manager.

Reporting into Gavin Seaholme, Callaghan’s role will see him working closely with Shawbrook’s key intermediary partners in the property investment and regulated bridging market.

Seaholme, head of sales at Shawbrook, said: “Marc joins us with some in-depth experience from his time in the industry and we are delighted to welcome him to the team. This is an exciting time for Shawbrook and represents another great step towards a bright future for us and our broker partners.”

Callaghan added: “The opportunity to be part of such a significant lender in the commercial market was key in my decision when joining. This was the right time to make a change and I’m really looking forward to what I’m sure will be a challenging yet highly rewarding next step.”