Masthaven appoints new directors from Shawbrook Bank

David Kennedy will become Masthaven's lending operations director, joining from Shawbrook Bank where he was director of operations.

Mark Evans also leaves his role as head of product management at Shawbrook to become Masthaven's product director.

Baris Aksoy joins the lender as data protection officer, with previous experience as an information governance subject matter expert at the NHS.

The challenger bank has also announced that internally, Al Southall will take up the newly established role of chief technology officer and Simon Furnell will become chief operating officer with responsibilities for product development, the post origination servicing of loans, operations and retail savings.

Jon Hall, managing director at Masthaven, said: “As Masthaven continues to develop, it is critical that we maintain an unrelenting focus on what is key to achieving our plans. It is fantastic to welcome new experts to the Masthaven team and congratulate those who have moved internally as they help us to underpin the growth and direction of the business.

“These changes will ensure that we continue to move forwards in both the specialist lending and challenger bank space and enable our team to provide innovative products and services for both our broker partners and our customers.”