Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has appointed Lucky Agbandje to the newly created role of product manager.

The lender says Agbandje brings a wealth of financial services experience to the role, including during his time as head of operational assurance and control. He was most recently a mortgage product and proposition manager at Vida Homeloans.

In his new role, Agbandje will drive the development of Bluestone’s proposition.

Bluestone Mortgages managing director Steve Seal says: “We are delighted to welcome Lucky to the Bluestone team and into the newly created role of Product Manager. His expertise and wealth of experience will be invaluable as we focus on delivering a competitive and market-leading proposition to our target customer base over the coming years.”

Agbandje adds: “I am thrilled to be joining Bluestone and being at the helm of its ongoing development over the coming years. My previous experience has given me a thorough understanding of how to create a competitive product offering that meets the need of ‘non-vanilla’ borrowers, and I am keen to build on this strong foundation in my new role at Bluestone.”