conveybuddy has appointed Luke Christodoulides as its head of distribution.

Christodoulides joins conveybuddy following more than 22 years at NatWest, where he held a number of senior broker-facing positions including field area sales manager, corporate account manager, head of corporate accounts.

Most recently, he served as national account manager.

In his new role, Christodoulides will be responsible for building and developing strategic relationships with mortgage networks, clubs, larger advisory firms and other industry partners.

He will have a particular focus on strategic accounts and distribution partnerships.

conveybuddy has also promoted Rachel Payne to sales manager following her return from maternity leave.

Payne has responsibility for managing conveybuddy’s account management team and its day-to-day relationships with broker users.

conveybuddy chief executive Harpal Singh says: “I can’t stress enough what a major appointment Luke is for conveybuddy. Not just because of the exceptional level of experience and knowledge of the intermediary mortgage market he brings with him, but also because of what it signals for us as a business, and the ambitions we have for it, particularly within the distributor sector.”

“We have reached a point in conveybuddy’s development where we want to build much broader relationships across the intermediary market, while making sure the growth we have achieved over the last two years is supported by the right people and the right distribution strategy.”

“Luke understands how networks, clubs and intermediary businesses operate, but just as importantly he understands that strong distribution relationships have to deliver value on both sides.”

“We want more advisers to recognise conveyancing as an important part of the service they provide to clients, rather than something which sits outside the mortgage advice process, and Luke will play a major role in helping us achieve that.”