In his new role — starting on 1st December — he will be directly responsible for building the intermediary mortgage business and leading the team at Tandem, reporting directly to the bank’s mortgage division MD, Steve Beard.

Roger joins the bank after a short hiatus following his departure from OSB Group, where he previously worked for 12 years in various roles — most recently as group lending engagement director.

Having worked in financial services since the early 1990s, Roger has held numerous roles, such as managing director at mortgage packager em financial — which he co-founded — and sales and marketing director at Affirmative.

He has also been a BTL landlord for almost 30 years.

Roger confirmed the news in a post on LinkedIn this morning, and thanked everyone for the support he received during his hiatus.

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“Tandem Bank’s vision is to build the most diverse and forward-thinking specialist bank built around a huge green agenda, and these aren’t just words — this will be delivered through measurable activity,” he stated.

Roger added that apart from ESG, the bank will also focus on delivering specialist lending education, something he will play a significant part in.

“In my opinion, every lender has a duty of care to give back and invest in education, especially for specialist lending.

“I shall be travelling up and down the UK in my ‘battle bus’ to promote our commitment to education, so please look out for us in 2023.

“I look forward to sharing my journey with everyone, as well as demonstrating how a lender like Tandem Bank can not only provide you with great products and criteria, but also knowledge, education and support.”

Steve commented: “Roger’s wealth of industry experience across all sectors of the market and his proven ability to deliver at the highest level are apparent for all to see.

“His engagement with the intermediary market at all levels and his commitment to educating and informing brokers about the technical and regulatory complexities surrounding channels, such as BTL, have made him well known across the industry, and we are delighted he chose to join us.”