Stonehaven appoints Cooper

Phil has joined Stonehaven from Barclays Woolwich where he had been a business development manager for their mortgage business since 1997 responsible for intermediary relationships.

Phil has nearly 40 years mortgage industry experience, having joined Woolwich Equitable BS as a Trainee in 1969. Since then, Phil has amassed 38 years service with Woolwich & Barclays. Prior to his business development manager role, Phil’s primary focus was in the retail sector. Phil also held the position of district manager at Woolwich’s Bedford branch - one of Woolwich's largest branches.

Jayne Almond, chief executive at Stonehaven, commented: “Phil is a tremendous hire for us at this time. We have made great strides as a firm over the last year and his vast experience of mortgages and the intermediary market will undoubtedly help us in our ambition to grow the equity release market.”