Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two new hires, growing its portfolio management team with the recruitment of Victoria Baily and Graham Smith within its specialist mortgages division.

Leading the new portfolio management team is Baily, who joins as head of portfolio management from Secure Trust Bank.

She is tasked with leading the strategic management and oversight of existing borrowers. Baily spent almost nine years in senior relationship roles at Secure Trust Bank, and more than eight years in similar property-focused posts at Barclays Corporate Banking.

Smith joins as portfolio manager, focused on the ongoing management and review of existing borrowers.

He also joins from Secure Trust Bank, where he spent more than four years as a relationship support specialist and relationship support manager, leading a team responsible for the origination of deals in the real estate sector.

Prior to his last role, Smith previously held a variety of relationship management roles at Lloyds Bank.

Commenting on the appointment Baily said: “HTB understands the importance of relationship management and expects the highest standards, which is what attracted me to this role.

“I’m excited for the challenge of leading the portfolio team at a bank with such a great reputation.”