Rooftop adds to team

Angie Spalding, previously Rooftop’s head of underwriting, has been promoted to the newly created role of lending operations director with responsibility for the underwriting, completions, and quality control functions of the business. Spalding will join the senior management team and report directly to chief executive officer, Ginny Darrow.

Rhonda Elliott, partner support manager, has also been promoted to the senior management team reporting directly to Darrow. Elliott will continue to be responsible for the support, training and quality of business from its distribution partners and will widen her brief to work on a number of initiatives.

Neil Mardon has been appointed interim finance director following Mark Davies’s departure. Mardon’s previous role was head of finance at Rooftop and he has 10 years post-qualification experience as a chartered accountant.

Stuart Brumhill joins as interim marketing manager taking over from Mary Sung during her year-long maternity leave. Brumhill brings a wealth of mortgage marketing experience from his last role as head of marketing at em-financial.

Ginny Darrow, Rooftop’s chief executive officer, said of the appointments: “These new additions to our management team clearly demonstrate our commitment to recruiting and retaining the best people within the most effective organisational structure. I am delighted to have such high calibre talent taking our business forward.”