The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed Steve Griffiths as its sales director.

Griffiths (pictured) will join TML on 8 July, having spent 18 years with Kensington Mortgages where he was director of sales and distribution.

Keith Street, The Mortgage Lender’s chief commercial officer, said: “Attracting someone with Steve’s ability, track record and enthusiasm underlines TML’s position as a lender that is going from strength to strength.

“Our plans include making it easier for brokers to deal with us through greater digital integration  and an increase in dedicated business development support. Steve is the right person to lead our expansion and we’re delighted he is joining the team.”

Griffiths added: “TML is a lender that is doing things differently and making a difference to the specialist lending sector. It has a strong management team with a proven track record and is gathering momentum with its first securitisation this year and new build and specialist buy to let product developments.

“My focus is to build closer relationships with key distributors and the wider intermediary market to ensure our field and telephone business development teams deliver outstanding customer service and support to their brokers.

“In today’s market advisers need wide ranging, clear criteria catering for the everyday issues they encounter when cases don’t fit mainstream lenders and TML offers just that. It’s an exciting time to join the team and I’m looking forward to a period of hard work that will deliver exceptional growth for the business and our intermediary customers.”