L&G Home Finance hire to lead product innovation

Chris will be responsible for helping build Legal & General Home Finance into a leading brand in the retirement lending sector, as well as overseeing new product development.

Chris has a wealth of experience in the lifetime mortgages sector, having previously worked at Just Retirement and Prudential in senior retirement lending roles.

Steve Ellis, Director, Lifetime Lending, Legal & General Home Finance said:

“Chris is an experienced senior hire who knows the retirement lending sector inside out and will give us a real strength and depth when it comes to product development and innovative solutions to meet the needs of customers. Chris's appointment signifies our intent to build a market-defining retirement lending proposition to complement our existing individual retirement solutions.”

Chris Buchanan, Head of Product Development, Retirement Lending, Legal & General said:

“In recent times, and especially since the Mortgage Market Review, the industry has recognised a significant customer need for retirement lending products, not only for customers’ currently in retirement, but also for customers of working age requiring mortgage terms that extend well into their retirement years. 

"At Legal & General Home Finance we’re working on a number of innovative retirement lending products and I’m really excited about the opportunity of working with such a great team to deliver something new to this sector.”