Shawbrook has announced the additions of Amanda Meadows and Shrena Patel to the commercial mortgages sales team as business development managers (BDMs).

With over 20 years of experience across the mortgages and financial services markets, Meadows is an experienced strategic relationship manager, working most recently as key account manager at Darlington Building Society.

Patel joins Shawbrook after 14 years within corporate banking, with the last nine spent at Santander working in the London consumer team supporting trading businesses. Both will help to enhance new and existing broker relationships across their dedicated regions.

Amanda Meadors, BDM for Midlands and South Wales, Shawbrook, said: “I’m excited to join Shawbrook to have the opportunity to bring my skills and experience to a bank that differentiates itself by concentrating on markets where their specialist knowledge and personalised approach to underwriting offer a very competitive advantage.”

“I’m looking forward to my new role and working within the well-established commercial team,” Shrena Patel, BDM for London and South East, added. “I can’t wait to get out the on the road meeting new and existing brokers, growing these relationships whilst providing solutions to client’s investment needs.”