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Second charge mortgage distributor, Freedom Finance Mortgages has announced the appointment of Richard Sharp as Managing Director.
Sharp has over twenty years of executive experience in the consumer lending sector and joins FFML from Tandem Bank, where he was Managing Director of Unsecured loans and Customer Proposition Director. He previously held operational and leadership roles at Everyday Loans, Dollar Financial, Cattles and GE Money.
In his new role, Sharp will lead the growth of the specialist second charge mortgage broker, which has seen significant recent increases in demand from both customers and intermediaries.
On joining Freedom Finance, Richard Sharp, Managing Director at Freedom Finance Mortgages, said “I’m delighted to be joining FFML at this exciting time for the business and look forward to helping to grow the proposition and offering. The current macroeconomic events impacting everyone in the UK make it more important than ever that our focus is on ensuring that we give our customers financial solutions that meet their needs. Freedom Finance is in a fantastic position to innovate and drive market change, and I look forward to leading this with the rest of the business, our people and our partners.”
Andrew Fisher, Chief Growth Officer at Freedom Finance, said “I am delighted that Richard has joined to lead our continued growth in the 2nd Charge Mortgage sector. Richard’s experience and track record for delivering growth through innovation aligns perfectly to the sector’s own ambitions for growth. This appointment reflects our commitment to the mortgages sector and I’m looking forward to seeing the results driven by Richard’s innovations in this space.”
