New senior relationship manager recruited by lender

September 12, 2025 by Brendan O'Neill

Lenders

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The residential lender Butterfield Mortgages has announced the recruitment of a new senior relationship manager, with Tom Blackmore the man who has been chosen for the role.

Blackmore will certainly be bringing a wealth of experience to it, having worked in financial services for more than a quarter of a century. Before taking up this role at Butterfield, he was employed by Arbuthnot Latham for almost a decade. His job at that company involved building complicated lending solutions for a client base with a very high net worth.

At his new employer, he will be charged with managing the relationships across its entire client roster. He will work particularly closely with those who have complicated borrowing needs though, both now and in the future. It is easy to see how his past experience ties in with that.

In addition to this, Blackmore will join the lender’s executive committee. This means he will be collaborating with its senior business development manager, Wendy Scott. She is in charge of managing its relationships with mortgage advisors.

Blackmore spoke to Financial Reporter after his appointment was announced. He stated that Butterfield Mortgages was committed to serving borrowers with complex financial circumstances, before adding:

“I’m eager to contribute to its continued success and reputation for delivering tailored mortgage and lending solutions to meet the complex needs of individuals.”

The CEO for the lender, Alpa Bhakta, said that he was thrilled to welcome Blackmore on board.

Advisors with CeMAP training will welcome this, because the number of borrowers with complex circumstances is rising.