Shawbrook Bank has announced a series of personnel changes following the recent combination of the commercial and secured lending arms under one ‘property finance’ division.

Last week, Karen Bennett and Maeve Ward became managing directors of commercial and residential mortgages respectively.

Stuart Kelly, director of lending, will take on an extended role that covers overall responsibility of credit risk and lending. Under his direction, John Papadopoulos and David Morris will now take responsibility for credit risk and lending within residential mortgages and commercial mortgages respectively, providing analysis and commentary on the profile and performance of the loan books.

Lisa Crane will assume a customer service director role across property finance, responsible for delivering the customer experience for loan execution and administration post-completion.

Jim Moulton will become marketing director for property finance.

Stephen Johnson, deputy CEO and managing director of Shawbrook’s property division, said: “I am delighted to introduce these changes to the new structure across the property finance division as we seek to bolster our service proposition, drive efficiencies throughout the various markets within which we operate, and explore new opportunities.

“These promotions reflect the expertise and dedication these individuals have brought to bear, playing a pivotal role in their respective teams and contributing heavily to the broker-first mentality of Shawbrook as a whole.

“The team in place has vast experience in the industry and I look forward to their contribution as we seek to build and grow in line with the Bank’s ambitious five year growth plans.”