Access Financial Services has appointed Nicholas Jones to mortgage sales and marketing director.

Jones joins with 24 years of specialist lending experience, including working at Together, Roma Finance and West One Loans.

At Access FS in his newly created role, Jones will be responsible for growing the mortgage side of the business as well as engaging with new and existing advisers, and further developing the company’s brand.

In addition, he will establish and grow sales and marketing teams on the mortgage side of the business.

Commenting on his new role, Jones says: “I will be sharing my insights and experiences from the lender side of the market and working collaboratively with advisers to help build on their existing skills and grow the business. Exciting times ahead.”

Access FS chief executive officer Karl Wilkinson adds: “Having Nick on the team is a real coup for the business as we look to drive growth in our mortgages business. The industry has had a tough time of it over the last couple of years, and we successfully adapted to that by developing the protection side of our business.”