The Mortgage Lender has appointed David Eaves as head of national accounts.

Eaves (pictured) has been with The Mortgage Lender since its launch in 2016 and will now have responsibility for the strategic alignment of products and services with the needs of the company’s largest introducers.

His promotion into the newly created role of head of national accounts is his second since joining the company as a key account manager before its launch. He has been in the mortgage industry for more than 20 years starting at Newcastle Building Society before moving to Mortgages PLC then Positive Solutions.

The new role also sees him join the senior management team of The Mortgage Lender.

Keith Street, The Mortgage Lender’s chief commercial officer, said: “We’ve had the strongest start to a new year since trading began. February was a record month for business origination and that is thanks to the support of our partners.

“Promoting David into the role of head of national accounts underpins the importance we place on having strong and strategic relationships with our largest introducers. It is also a recognition of the hard work and tenacity he has shown since joining TML.

“As we continue to grow our sales and distribution network with real life lending at its heart we’re confident David will add value to and expand those relationships for the benefit of our partners and their customers.”

Eaves added: “I am delighted to have been promoted into the role of head of national accounts. It recognises the importance of our strategic relationships to our success and underpins our commitment to building those relationships and finding creative ways of supporting our partners to increase their business volumes.

“I’m also proud to work for a lender that recognises hard work and promotes from within.”