Heddwyn Richards, former Head of Development at HL Partnership, has been appointed as National Accounts Manager for The Right Mortgage and Protection Network, in what is set to be the first of several high profile appointments to be announced by the Network.

Heddwyn’s career in financial services began as a branch manager for Principality Building Society and later as head of one of their mortgage units.

From here he became involved in Networks; helping to set up PMP Network and later becoming part of the senior management team at Honister before moving to HL Partnership, where he substantially increased turnover.

Heddwyn said, ‘This is a really exciting time for me, The Right Mortgage and Protection offers a fantastic proposition for brokers and is committed to supporting AR businesses. It will be an exciting challenge and one that I am very much looking forward to.”

Martin Wilson, joint MD at The Right Mortgage and Protection Network, said “Hedd has a fantastic track record and his experience and drive are going to be key in continuing to improve our proposition for brokers. We share the same goal of not only growing our Network, but doing so in a way that maintains personal relationships with our advisers and ensures that their businesses grow too. I’m delighted to have Hedd on board and know he will be a real asset to our Network.”