Meet our Executive Team

Charles Haresnape joined Gatehouse Bank as Chief Executive Officer in May 2017. Prior to joining Gatehouse Bank, he was Group Managing Director at Aldermore Bank from January 2011, where he was responsible for residential and commercial mortgages, plus property development. Before joining Aldermore, Charles worked at Connells, one of the UK’s largest estate agency groups, where he was Group Mortgage Services Director. Prior to Connells, he was responsible for intermediary mortgage lending at both NatWest and RBS, plus the branch mortgage sales force within NatWest. He has worked for a number of other household names in the UK banking and building society sectors, including Nationwide and HBOS where he was a senior executive, responsible for mortgage sales and portfolio acquisitions. Charles has been Deputy Chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Danesh Mahadeva was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Gatehouse Bank in July 2017. He began his career at the Bank as Vice President, Head of Finance in September 2013 and was responsible for managing the finance function. He has been an active member of key governing committees of the Bank and has worked closely with the Board in developing the Bank’s strategy and financial planning. Prior to joining the Bank, Danesh’s previous roles have included working for Barclays Bank Plc across financial and product control and Ernst & Young specialising in audit in the banking and capital markets division. Danesh graduated with a BSc degree in Management Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England & Wales (ICAEW).

Usman Chaudry joined Gatehouse Bank as Chief Risk Officer in January 2018. Prior to this, his previous roles included working at digital challenger bank, Tandem, as a Risk Director and Standard Chartered, where he held the role of Global Head of Risk Governance and Policy and was responsible for risk oversight across 80 countries. Usman has also previously been at KPMG advising UK banks on FS risk and regulatory matters, including FS corporate transactions and at Barclays and GE Capital helping set up greenfield operations and risk management in retail and commercial businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He started his career at FICO, where he used advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to help banks drive better decisions. Usman holds a PhD in Computational Chemistry from the University of Manchester.

Paul Stockwell joined Gatehouse Bank as Chief Commercial Officer in July 2017 and was appointed as Managing Director of our Build to Rent Group in March 2023. Paul is responsible for the strategy of the residential real estate investment platform that includes Gatehouse Investment Management and Ascend Property Management. Prior to joining Gatehouse Bank, Paul was responsible for Bank-wide property risk including commercial, residential and recoveries for TSB Bank. Prior to TSB, Paul was with Aldermore Bank where he was responsible for all property development, commercial and residential property lending risk and valuation. Paul has also worked for Halifax and Oakwood Global Finance. Paul holds a BSc (Hons) in Estate Management and is a Chartered Commercial Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer.

Tim Blease joined Gatehouse Bank as Chief Operating Officer in July 2017. Prior to this, he was the New Business Strategy and Innovation Director at Shawbrook Bank responsible for platform strategy, innovation and the customer journey. Tim originally joined Shawbrook as Risk Director responsible for credit, conduct and operational risk within their Consumer Lending Division. He has also worked for Metro Bank as Head of Retail Credit Risk where he was responsible for managing both Credit Risk and Fraud risk exposure across all consumer lending products. Tim has worked with a number of other household names including Barclaycard, HBOS and Alliance and Leicester, predominantly within quantitative risk roles covering both secured and unsecured asset classes and across the credit spectrum.

Tracey Bailey, joined Gatehouse Bank from Cheadle-based specialist lender Together where she was Director of Lending and Change. Tracey has more than 20 years’ experience in operational leadership roles. She previously worked at Together for 22 years, starting as its Head of Regulated Underwriting in 1999, before later becoming its Head of Operational Transformation. Responsible for simplifying processes for both customers and brokers, she also developed a keen awareness of the regulatory environment and how it can affect the drive for efficiencies. She has worked in finance throughout her career, having started out at Nationwide, before moving into specialist lending with HFC Bank as an Assistant Branch Manager, heading up the secured lending division at Advantage Mortgage Solutions and then Together.

Andy Homer joined Gatehouse Bank in June 2018 as Director of Communications and was appointed Chief Customer Officer in August 2021. Prior to this, Andy led the external communications team at Aldermore Bank, where he was responsible for establishing and managing the Bank’s corporate communications programme including its successful IPO and subsequent acquisition by FirstRand, South Africa’s largest bank. Andy has over 25 years’ experience in financial services and has held senior communications roles at a number of household names including NatWest, Alliance & Leicester, Santander and HSBC.

Mohaimin Chowdhury joined Gatehouse as General Counsel in October 2015. He is a UK qualified solicitor with more than 15 years in-house experience with Shariah-compliant banks in the UK and GCC, having held senior positions at Al Hilal Bank, EIIB, Dubai Islamic Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. He has experience in both corporate and transactional law and has worked on establishment and listing of a Bank, issue of sukuk, financing, funds and private equity. He also has experience of international litigation and dealing with regulators.

Joanna Collings joined Gatehouse Bank in 2021 as HR Business Partner and was appointed Chief People Officer in July 2022. She is a Human Resources professional with almost 25 years of experience in the banking sector and over 18 years of Business Partner experience. Prior to joining Gatehouse Bank, Joanna worked at Future Williams & Glyn Bank, where she was responsible for influencing the design and delivery of new HR policies, as well as leading a business transformation programme for Retail Banking. She has also enjoyed a longstanding career at Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest, both in Corporate and Retail Banking. Joanna holds a BSc (Hons) in Banking & Finance as well as a Diploma in Personnel Management.