Together appointment to Personal Finance Board.
Together Financial Services Limited
09 September 2019
Together announces new appointment to Personal Finance Board
Together Financial Services Limited ("Together"), one of the UK's leading specialist mortgage lenders, is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Blythe as a Non-Executive Director of the Group's subsidiary, Together Personal Finance Limited ("Personal Finance"), with immediate effect.
With over 25 years in financial services, Liz brings broad experience of finance, governance, audit, risk and controls to Together. She has been Chief Internal Auditor at Skipton Building Society since 2007, with responsibility for assessing and providing assurance on all risks facing the business, and she was previously Finance Director of Homeloan Management Limited, a subsidiary of Skipton.
Liz is also a Non-Executive Director and trustee at global software development company, Lhasa Limited. Additionally, she was a founding member and Chair of the Mutual Sector Internal Audit Group, which shares best practice in internal audit across the building society sector, and acts as the formal negotiating body with regulators regarding issues affecting the sector.
Earlier in her career, Liz qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Whitney (now Ernst & Young) in 1991 after graduating from the University of Hull.
Richard Gregory, Chairman of Together Personal Finance, commented: "We are thrilled to welcome Liz to the Board of our Personal Finance business, bringing her wealth of experience in the financial services sector, and in regulated roles, to support our sustained growth. Liz has an impressive track record as an accountant, internal auditor and risk professional and makes a great addition to the Board."
Liz Blythe, Non-Executive Director of Together Personal Finance, added: "I am delighted to be joining the Board of Together Personal Finance and supporting the business as it reaches its 45th anniversary. It is a very exciting time for Together and I look forward to being involved in the future growth and development of the business."
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For further information:
| Together Financial Services | |
|---|---|
| Mike Davies, Director of Corporate Affairs | 07753 138 185 |
| mike.davies@togethermoney.com | |
| Mille Winge, Corporate Affairs Executive | 07548 709 091 |
| millie.winge@togethermoney.com | |
Established in 1974, Together has been bringing common sense to the UK specialist lending market for 45 years. Our expertise in lending means we can look beyond mainstream lending criteria to take an individual view of customers' needs and treat each application on its own merits.
We offer a wide range of specifically designed products, including short-term finance, auction finance, residential, buy-to-let and commercial mortgages and secured loans through our established distribution network.
In 2019, we placed 52nd in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work for and were also named in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 for the third time, placing 82nd in the league table. Together is the trading name of Together Financial Services Limited, which has its registered office address at Lake View, Lakeside, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 3GW.
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