Xit2 has hired Ian Shaw as national business development manager.

He joins from HML, where he was an account and business relationship manager. Prior to that he worked for Kensington Mortgages as divisional sales manager, and as a business development manager at Bank of Ireland.

He will report to Mark Blackwell, managing director of xit2, who said: “Ian will be an invaluable addition to our team. His breadth of knowledge in the mortgage market is combined with his experience working for an outsource service provider.

“His understanding of our clients’ markets as well as his previous work interacting with lenders in a similar context will mean Ian will provide xit2 with a platform to grow its position in some key markets and develop in ones where clients’ needs take us.”

Shaw added: “After a rigorous recruitment process I’m very happy to have got the job and we all have every confidence that xit2 is the right fit for me and vice-versa.

“I’m really looking forward to working with the rest of the team and getting to grips with xit2’s day-to-day workings and contributing to its longer term strategy.”