Hodge has appointed Cara Thompson and Alan Crawley as telephony business development managers (BDMs)

Thompson joins the firm as telephony business development manager for the Welsh M4 corridor.

Prior to this, she worked as a mortgage broker specialising in the new-build space and spent time at Redrow Homes and Principality Building Society.

Crawley joins as telephony business development manager for London and the South East.

He has 18 years of extensive experience in financial services, working in a variety of business development roles at Barclays.

Emma Graham, business development director at Hodge, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Cara and Alan to the team.

“Both have a solid track record in managing intermediary relationships which will be invaluable in their new positions.

“Developing effective and sustainable relationships with our brokers is key, which is why, at Hodge we pair up field and telephony BDMs to give brokers a more tailored and responsive service.

“We have also increased capacity across our underwriting team with three new hires since the beginning of the year to ensure we can sustain our servicing capabilities. Hodge is all about going the extra mile for our brokers.”