Baguley takes broader strategic role at Together
Chris Baguley has been promoted to a new role at the specialist lender: group channel development director.
As group channel development director, Baguley will be charged with providing strategic support to the broader Together company, as well as crafting initiatives to help drive business, raise the brand’s profile, and enter new markets.
Together is based in Cheadle and has a loan book of more than £6.2bn. Baguley joined Together in 2006 and was, prior to taking on this promotion, the managing director of corporate.
During his more than 30-year career, Baguley has also worked in lead roles at Manchester Building Society and Yorkshire Bank.
“Chris is a long-standing and much-valued member of our senior team at Together, and we are incredibly excited to see him stepping into this new role,” said Together chief executive of group sales and distribution Marc Goldberg.
Goldberg continued in his praise of Baguley: “His experience, drive and passion for everything we do as a business will continue to be an asset to Together, and we are excited to see what he can bring to this new position.
“He will be ensuring that the Cheadle-based lender’s customers and partners remain at the heart of everything at Together, regardless of which channel they come through.”
As for Baguley himself, he described the promotion as “a huge honour”.
“I’m looking forward to exploring ways in which I can help deliver Together’s growth ambitions across the wider UK lending marketing; driving a collaborative approach across each business area in the group as we deliver on our plans for the next five years,” he said.
“This is an exciting time for the business as we look to develop our presence across the UK, and continue the incredible growth we have achieved in recent times.”
John Baker has been appointed group chief operating officer. Credit: via Together
Baguley’s promotion is not the only one at Together in recent weeks. John Baker was named group chief operating officer earlier this month. Baker is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the finance company.
“I’m really passionate about purpose-led leadership and responsible lending and Together’s common sense approach and its dedication to providing flexible products is something that has appealed to me for a long time,” Baker said.
“One of my first major tasks will be looking into the digital customer journey, so that we can cater for all our customers, no matter what route they want to take to communicate with us,” he continued. “Some may want to self-serve through our app, while others may want to have a telephone conversation, so it is about offering that choice.”
