MortgagesDec 1 2015

Evans exit sees Canning return to Accord helm

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Evans exit sees Canning return to Accord helm

Accord Mortgages has appointed Charles Canning as a managing director.

He joined the firm’s parent company Yorkshire Building Society in 1987 as an area agency manager and was appointed head of the branch network in 2005.

Mr Canning then took on the role of managing director at the intermediary-only lender for six years from 2007.

In 2014 he was promoted to become head of distribution at the YBS Group, and will continue this role in addition to returning to his previous position at Accord.

David Robinson, national intermediary sales manager, will remain in charge of sales and distribution with responsibility for the Accord sales team and corporate lending partner relationships, reporting directly to Mr Canning.

Chris Maggs, Accord buy-to-let commercial manager, will also continue to oversee all aspects of that business.

Mr Canning succeeds Jill Evans, who after working for the YBS Group for 28 years, has decided to leave and look for new opportunities to further develop her career.

She became managing director of Accord in January 2014.

Mr Canning said his appointment reflects the fact that the group sees the intermediary channel as significant part of its distribution strategy.

“Jill has led the business extremely well, and under her leadership Accord has gone from strength to strength. I look forward to working with our key lending partners to support the development of the intermediary mortgage market.”

peter.walker@ft.com