Kensington Mortgages has appointed Helen Cawthra as its new head of national accounts.

Cawthra joins having previously worked at Vida Homeloans, where she was head of intermediary relationships for almost three years.

She has worked in financial services for 24 years and has extensive experience of working with intermediaries.

After spending a decade as a business development manager at Lloyds Banking Group covering various regions, Cawthra moved into managing relationships with national accounts, including with Leeds Building Society and Accord Mortgages.

Kensington head of intermediary sales Jane Atkins says: “Helen joins us at a fantastic time at Kensington as the business continues to grow whilst maintaining market leading levels of service.”

“She will be responsible for driving our national accounts agenda, including developing a strategy designed to grow and maintain relationships with some of our valued key partners.”

“Her skill set will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen Kensington’s brand as the home of the specialist mortgage, while adding value to our partners’ businesses.”

Commenting on her appointment, Cawthra adds: “I’m delighted to have joined Kensington Mortgages at such an exciting time for the business. It’s a fantastic opportunity to work for one of the UK’s largest specialist mortgage lenders and with a team which shares my values around delivering exceptional service and meaningful propositions while providing excellent support to brokers.”

“I’m looking forward to working closely with our internal teams and strategic partners to drive continued growth and success.”