The judging panel for the Loan Talk Second Charge Mortgage Awards 2016 has been revealed.

Two panels of 11 industry figures – one for brokers, the other for lenders – have been selected to whittle the voting longlist down to the top four to six firms or individuals for each category.

An official shortlist will be announced by Loan Talk on 14^th November, and shortlisted nominees will have until 5^th December to provide two references detailing why they deserve to win.

Then, on 8^th December, the 22 judges will convene in London in two groups to decide the fate of all shortlisted nominees in their respective categories.

The broker panel will be responsible for judging lenders, while lenders will in turn judge the broker categories.

Last month, Loan Talk revealed Fiona Hoyle, head of consumer finance at the Finance & Leasing Association, and Robert Sinclair, chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, as chairs of the lender and broker panels respectively.

Broker panel

Chair: Robert Sinclair – Association of Mortgage Intermediaries

John Webb – director, The Loan Partnership

Alistair Ewing – director, The Lending Channel

Mark Fry – managing director, CSC Loans

Rob Derry – managing director, Brunel Mortgages

Marie Grundy – managing director, V Loans

Scott Thorpe – director, London Money Loans

Amy Smith – managing director, AS Financial Solutions

Paul Crewe – managing director, Smart Money

Steve Walker – managing director, Promise Solutions

Lender panel 

Chair: Fiona Hoyle – Finance & Leasing Association

Maeve Ward – managing director of residential mortgages, Shawbrook Bank

Gary Bailey – sales director, Together

Debbie Burton – chief executive, Central Trust

Tony Marshall – managing director, Equifinance

Buster Tolfree – commercial director of specialist mortgages, United Trust Bank

Simon Mules – commercial director, Optimum Credit

Darrell Walker – head of sales, Prestige Finance

Jon Sturgess – head of sales, Masthaven Secured Loans

Roger Morris – director of sales, Precise Mortgages

Mike Childress – co-founder and chief executive officer, Step One Finance

Steve Beard  – operations director, 1^st Stop Group
 

Voting

Haven’t voted? Fear not, as voting does not close until 7^th November.

The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 12^th January 2017 at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London.

For table enquiries, contact Dalbir on 0203 818 0163.