Paragon Bank strengthens sales team with two new BDMs

Paragon Bank has announced that it has further supported Northern brokers with the appointment of two new business development managers.

Eloise Potts (North West) and Stephen Harrison (North East) take up their new roles within the lender's mortgages division, each possessing over a decade of industry experience, equipping them with a thorough understanding of the mortgage market to assist brokers and their landlord clients.
 
Stephen brings a broker’s perspective to Paragon, having previously worked at London and Country for more than eight years. During this time, he held advisor, team manager and training and development roles, before going on to set up his own brokerage. 
 
Eloise joins Paragon from Aldermore, where she also worked for more than eight years, and before moving into a BDM position, started off as an underwriter. This has helped her to support brokers with first-hand experience of what lenders are looking for when writing business. 
 
Both roles report to Sam Debenham, regional manager of mortgage sales, who said, “It’s fantastic to welcome Eloise and Stephen to the team. Having worked in BDM, broker and underwriting roles means that their knowledge and experience couldn’t be better suited. They know how brokers like to work and how they don’t, so they are well placed to support them.” 
 
“Bringing in Eloise and Stephen bolsters our Mortgages sales team and highlights how Paragon is attracting the best talent from across the industry," added Jason Wilde, Head of Sales for Paragon Bank’s mortgages division. “They’ll work closely with firms in the North West and North East as part of our distribution strategy. This is focused on building relationships with a wider network of brokerages to write more simple business easily and swiftly, in addition to the complex cases we’ve built a reputation for during our 30 years of buy-to-let lending.”