Mitchell joins with 24 years of experience in the UK banking sector and has held a number of senior business development and relationship management roles.

In her new role, she will be focused on increasing the mutual’s commercial lending.

This includes providing mortgages for community-led housing, developers looking to build or renovate residential properties in a sustainable manner to sell, and businesses that support the environment or deliver sustainable benefits to the economy and local communities.

Commenting on her appointment Mitchell says: “I’m delighted to join Ecology Building Society at such an important time, when supporting more communities and organisations that have a positive environmental and social impact has never been more vital.”