Ecology Building Society has appointed Lena Mitchell as business development manager (BDM) for community and commercial mortgages.
Her appointment will enable Ecology to support more organisations and communities that wish to secure funding for sustainable developments.
Mitchell brings over 24 years’ experience in the banking sector and has held a number of senior business development and relationship management roles.
She will be focused on increasing Ecology’s commercial lending, which includes providing mortgages for community-led housing, developers looking to build or renovate residential properties in a sustainable manner to sell, and businesses that support the environment or deliver sustainable benefits to the economy and local communities.
Mitchell said: “I’m delighted to join Ecology Building Society at such an important time, when supporting more communities and organisations that have a positive environmental and social impact has never been more vital.
“As a business that prides itself in taking a tailored and considered approach to lending, I’m excited to be working with Ecology to help unlock finance for green and ethical projects that may otherwise not have been realised.
“I’m looking forward to working with new and existing commercial customers in this space and building on the wonderful work the Society has done for many years as an ethical lender.”
