On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Nottingham Building Society, the mortgages and savings mutual, has announced that Aaron Shinwell will become its new chief lending officer.

Shinwell joins the 175-year-old mutual from Santander UK, where he was commercial director of homes, responsible for overseeing mortgage strategy, pricing, proposition development, and portfolio management.

During his time at Santander, he managed the commercial, customer and transformation priorities for the mortgage business with approximately 1.8m customers, £167bn outstanding balances and was instrumental in delivering £55bn of lending to new and existing customers annually.

With over 20 years of experience in financial services, Shinwell has held senior leadership roles at HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group.

He has a proven track record of driving strategic change, leading high-performing teams, and delivering innovative mortgage solutions that balance commercial success with outstanding customer outcomes.

He succeeds Praven Subbramoney, who is leaving Nottingham Building Society to pursue a new opportunity.

Greg Went, currently head of mortgage product and proposition, will assume the chief lending officer role and join the Executive team on an interim basis until Shinwell takes up the position permanently.

Sue Hayes, chief executive officer at Nottingham Building Society said: “We are delighted to welcome Aaron to Nottingham Building Society. His deep expertise in mortgage strategy, transformation, and customer-focused innovation makes him a fantastic addition to our leadership team. His appointment reinforces our commitment to delivering great value and service to our members while strengthening our lending proposition in an evolving market.

“I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Praven for his significant contribution to the Society. He has played a key role in shaping our lending strategy, and we wish him every success in his future endeavours.”

Chesterfield-based Bridge Help has further strengthened its business development team with the appointment of Daisy Wilson.

Ahead of joining Bridge Help as a business development manager, Wilson was a relationship support manager at Cater Allen Private Bank, part of Santander Bank, following the completion of her degree at Sheffield Hallam University.

Daisy Wilson

She now joins the four-strong, all-female business development manager team led by head of sales, Katie Snodden.

Wilson’s appointment to the fast-growing short term commercial finance provider, is a further reflection of Bridge Help’s commitment to nurturing talent and promoting diversity in the finance industry.

After joining Santander as a call handler in the fraud team, she was promoted to a relationship support manager role in the private banking division and it was in this role that Daisy discovered her enthusiasm for business development.

Wilson said: “From the moment I heard about the opportunity with Bridge Help, I just knew it was a perfect fit. The flexible and family-focused culture at Bridge Help was a huge pull, but it also met my passion for prospecting and being in a sales-driven environment which I discovered I loved during my last role.”

“I know this is a fast-paced, challenging role, but I want to prove what’s possible. I’m excited to set myself ambitious targets, exceed them, and help grow the business. I also want to set a great example to my young daughter and show her, that with hard work, anything is achievable.”

Bridge Help CEO Chris Sellars said: “With big targets for growth in 2025, I am delighted to welcome Daisy to the team. She’s shown great resilience, focus and a real hunger to succeed not only in life but her career. These are all qualities that will serve her well as a BDM at Bridge Help. We’re delighted to have her onboard and look forward to supporting her growth and success here at Bridge Help.”