Digital bank Tandem has announced the appointment of three key relationship managers to its mortgage division.

With over 70 years of combined experience operating in the financial services industry, Mark Shelper, David Venn and Gordon Rae join Tandem’s mortgage division this month to “accelerate and amplify” the company’s mission to build the UK’s greener digital bank, focused on providing greener lending choices for its customers.

Shelper will have responsibility for brokers, networks and clubs across the West of England. He has over 20 years’ experience in the specialist mortgage market, previously having worked as a business development manager for Bristol & West, GMAC, Aldermore & Pepper Money.

Venn will cover the East of England and has over 20 years’ industry experience, having worked in banking and mortgage lending.

Rae will have responsibility for Tandem’s packager and specialist distributors nationally. With over 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry, he played a key role in launching and establishing GMAC RFC into the UK packager and broker space. Following this, he performed similar roles with the Dudley Building Society, Pepper UK, and most recently The Mortgage Lender.

Steve Beard, managing director, mortgages, Tandem Bank, said: “Earlier this year, we launched our specialist residential first charge mortgage range, focused on bringing a refreshing approach to the mortgage market.

“I am delighted to welcome Mark, David, and Gordon to the team at an exciting time as we grow our business and develop our mortgage offering even further. They will be welcomed by our intermediary partners within networks, clubs and packagers to support their specialist lending requirements. Our experience of lending across all our divisions makes us ideally placed to help consumers during challenging times. Our manual underwriting, complemented with our technology and experience, will help us achieve our aim of being the UK’s greener digital bank.”