Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed David Stiff as its head of product and proposition within its specialist mortgages division – a new role for the bank.

Stiff’s 20 years in financial services has seen him develop mortgage products and propositions for the likes of Aldermore, Amicus Commercial and Shawbrook Bank.

While at Aldermore and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society, he also held credit, underwriting and customer relationship roles.

As a member of the senior leadership team in specialist mortgages, Stiff’s remit is to lead the charge in product development and innovation within the specialist mortgages proposition with a focus on the end-to-end customer journey, to make the interaction with HTB as easy as possible.

He will also be looking at ways the team can better support existing customers as well as those who are new to the bank, which will see him engaging with brokers and customers as well as his new colleagues across the business.

Stiff will report to Chris Daly, HTB’s managing director, specialist mortgages.