Pexa appoints Sard as UK non-executive director

Sard will take on the role at Pexa with immediate effect, and will work closely with the UK board to provide “independent oversight and strategic advice as the company continues to make considerable investment and progress in the UK market”.

Pexa said Sard’s appointment would “bolster the company’s strategic growth in the region”.

Sard has over 20 years of experience in the banking and property sector and recently joined Shawbrook as its chief banking officer last year.

Prior to that, he was the managing director of home buying and ownership at NatWest for around four years, and before that, he spent around 15 years at Santander, mainly as the managing director for the mortgage division.

John Hooper, independent chair of Pexa’s UK board, said: “We are already making huge strides against our growth strategy this year, building on a successful 2024 in which we worked closely with Miguel to further our partnership with NatWest.

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“As we continue to build Pexa’s presence in the UK market, we are delighted to have Miguel join Pexa as a non-executive director as we venture into our next stage of growth. This will include both the existing remortgage offering and the planned roll-out of our sale and purchase proposition.”

Sard added: “Pexa is pioneering innovation to the back-end infrastructure that supports the property transaction process. It is clear that the market is in desperate need of this transformation, with the current remortgage and buying and selling process being far too arduous, time-consuming and stressful for all involved.

“The level of manual intervention required also opens up more opportunities for malicious actors to commit fraud, and these are all issues Pexa exists to solve. Having previously helped Pexa begin its partnership with NatWest last year, I know first-hand the benefits it brings, and I am excited to be supporting Pexa in the next phase of its journey.”