The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (Imla) has confirmed Accord Mortgages managing director Jeremy Duncombe will serve his second term as chair of the committee. 

The Imla 2023 management committee election took place in October, with the results announced at the annual general meeting on 24 November.  

The committee consists of five elected directors and four co-opted directors, which will take effect from 1 January. 

Duncombe will be joined by HSBC head of sales, and mortgage intermediaries Richard Beardshaw, who has been elected as deputy chair and Nationwide head of intermediary support and new build Andrew Dean, who will serve as finance director.

Hampshire Trust Bank managing director of specialist mortgages Louisa Sedgwick and Hinckley and Rugby Building Society head of mortgage proposition and distribution Carolyn Thornley-Yeates will both serve as directors. 

The four co-opted directors are Pepper Money sales director Paul Adams, Legal & General Home Finance head of mortgage market development Maria Catch, Skipton Building Society director of business development Paul Fenn and Virgin Money head of national accounts Nicola Goldie. 

Imla executive director Kate Davies comments: “It is a great pleasure to welcome those who are new to the management committee, and to congratulate those who have been re-elected for 2023.”

Davies mentioned a “special vote of thanks” to Kevin Purvey, who is standing down from the management committee after 10 consecutive years, two of which as chair.  

“We are enormously grateful to Kevin for his immense contribution to Imla and delighted that he will remain on our executive committee as representative for Coventry Building Society.”

“I am confident that the new committee, chaired by Jeremy, will be able to build on the exceptional work undertaken during 2022 to grow our representation within the sector and deliver further benefits to all our members,” he adds.