The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Drew Wilson as specialist lending development manager.

Wilson (pictured) will report to Victoria Clark, head of lending, and work with the network’s member firms and advisers across the specialist lending market.

He will support advisers whose clients require solutions outside mainstream mortgage lending.

Wilson has more than five years’ experience in mortgage and protection roles and gained his CeMAP qualification in 2023.

He returns to The Right Mortgage after previously spending four years at the network as national account manager, from October 2020 to October 2024. During that period, he worked with member firms on recruitment, onboarding, compliance, product diversification and business development.

Wilson most recently worked as ancillary sales executive at Crystal Specialist Finance, supporting clients during the case process and identifying alternative finance solutions.

The network said the appointment reflected the continued development of its specialist lending business and its plans to provide additional experience and dedicated support to advisers.

Clark said: “Drew brings valuable experience of the specialist lending market to this role and a strong understanding of the support advisers need when dealing with cases which sit outside standard lending criteria.

“Having previously spent four years with TRM, Drew also knows our network, our team, our member firms and the importance we place on providing advisers with practical support. His more recent experience within specialist finance adds to that knowledge and we are very pleased to welcome him back to us.”

Wilson added: “It’s lovely to return to my roots with all my mentors and family. Having spent the past few years working directly in specialist lending,

“I am honoured to be given this opportunity to help our network and its advisers in the specialist lending space at a time when advisers’ clients are increasingly far from ‘vanilla’.

“My goal in this role is to make sure advisers have everything they need to succeed in the specialist lending space, providing the support they need when working with clients whose circumstances require an approach different to the mainstream.”