Skipton Intermediaries has expanded its broker support team with the recruitment of three new intermediary relationship managers (IRMs) and a new regional manager.

John Scrivens is the new regional manager for intermediary relationships and has a career in financial services which spans 18 years, including 14 within the mutual sector.

This is his second spell with Skipton; in 2008 he joined the mutual as manager at its Oxford branch, and said: “I am delighted to return to the mutual sector in 2015 and am personally very excited about working at Skipton again, especially within the growing intermediary distribution.”

Skipton’s intermediaries relationship team now also includes Jonathan Evans, who will cover Scotland, Andrew Cutmore, who will be based on the South Coast, and Simon Tipton, who will cover Yorkshire and the North East.

The Society’s expanding intermediary relationship team provides support across the UK mortgage broker market.

Paul Darwin, Skipton’s head of intermediary relationships, said: “I am delighted to welcome these four new additional people to our team. We are not there just to sell rates, our job is to understand the broker’s business and add value to it.

“These are exciting times for us and these new members of the team will consolidate our position in aiming to be the best mortgage support team for brokers in the country.

“We are constantly looking at new and innovative ways of supporting our brokers. It is the role of our IRMs to understand their individual needs and their business, and to add value to it. We are constantly working towards an elevated level of service and are committed to providing great coverage and service.”