Pepper Money has hired Cavina Harrison as regional development manager for the South West region.

The specialist lender says Harrison is a former mortgage adviser with more than 20 years of experience in financial services.

The veteran previously held roles at Mortgage Marketplace, Mortgage Advice Bureau and Lloyds Banking Group, where she worked as a business development coach.

The Uxbridge-based lender says Harrison will work with advisers across the region in her new role, helping them get “more customers access the finance they need to buy a home, investment property or remortgage”.

Pepper Money head of sales Ryan Brailsford says: “There’s a growing number of customers who are being excluded by high street lenders because their finances have become more complex throughout the pandemic. It is important advisers are able to work with a lender they can trust to place these applications.”

Pepper Money regional development manager Cavina Harrison adds: “As an ex-advisor, I know just how important it is to have a good lender development manager. I’m passionate about building relationships and providing reliability and trust to the advisers I work with so that, in turn, they can offer their clients a great service.”