Together appoints David Broadbent as personal finance CEO

Specialist lender Together has appointed David Broadbent as the new CEO of its personal finance division.

David, who has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, will head up all aspects of personal finance lending for Together when he joins in March, subject to FCA approval.

The specialist lender provides products including first charge and consumer buy-to-let (CBTL) mortgages, second charge loans and regulated bridging finance.

He takes up his new role from LendInvest, where he was chief financial officer. He was previously co-founder, CFO and deputy CEO at Bank North, where he played a key role in launching the challenger bank.

Earlier in his career, Broadbent was CEO of AIM-listed debt solutions provider Fairpoint Group and CFO and CCO of FTSE 250 consumer credit provider, International Personal Finance.

David will replace Pete Ball who is leaving Together Personal Finance in the spring to join Foundation Home Loans.

David Broadbent said: “I’m really excited to join Together as CEO of the Personal Finance division. I’ve known the business for some time as a lender which challenges and disrupts the status quo, and have been really impressed with its growth to become one of the UK’s biggest non-bank lenders.

“My brief is to grow the personal finance business, something I’ve particularly enjoyed throughout my career in financial services. So I’m really looking forward to this new challenge and working with the Together team.”

Richard Gregory, chairman of Together Personal Finance, added: “We are delighted to announce David’s appointment as CEO of Together Personal Finance. He brings extensive financial services experience, including holding a number of executive and board roles with listed and private financial services businesses.”