Vida hires 3 new account managers

Vida Homeloans has announced the expansion of its sales team, with three new key account managers who will report into Vida’s south sales manager Stewart Green.

Vida has reported that Sarah Hartwell from The Mortgage Lender will be developing Vida’s distribution in the South West. Hartwell previously held roles at Portman Building Society, Nationwide and The Mortgage Works.

Chris Holcomb will be managing accounts in the London region and previously held the role of Corporate Account Manager at Bank of Ireland.

Helen Mountain is the third account manager to have joined the Vida team, leaving her position at Nationwide, and is looking to build the lender’s sales presence in the South East.

Vida Homeloans director of mortgage sales Louisa Sedgwick said: “I am thrilled to announce these three new hires into Vida’s sales team. This news represents how fast Vida is expanding and all three will help in our ambitions to service and build new broker relationships to make 2018 even more successful than 2017.”

Also commenting on the appointments, Green stated: “I am pleased to welcome Sarah, Chris and Helen to my team. All three have a wealth of experience and contacts and I look forward to working together to achieve our goal of making Vida Homeloans the specialist lender of choice amongst intermediaries.”

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