Andrew Montlake

Chief Executive Officer @ Coreco

About

A Finance professional with over 25 years of industry experience. A graduate with a BA (Hons) in Economics & Politics and a stint in Direct Marketing, I started in the mortgage industry in 1994 at John Charcol. In June 2000, I joined Cobalt Capital and was responsible for successfully growing the Cobalt brand from scratch as Head of PR and Marketing, helping them achieve numerous industry awards. As one of the main founders of Coreco, I am now using my experience to build the Coreco brand which is now one of the UK's leading mortgage brokers, winning a trophy cabinet full of top awards along the way. As MD I look after the strategic goals of the company, the Brand, Marketing & Communications, as well as corporate, introducer & lender relationships. As the Press Spokesperson for Coreco, I am regularly quoted in the media with appearances on BBC and SKY TV as well as National and local Radio. More commonly known as "Monty" I am the author of a highly acclaimed Mortgage Blog and was voted "Mortgage Strategist of the Year" in 2006 and “Mortgage Personality of the Year” in 2008 and again in 2020 at The Mortgage Strategy Awards. At the highly respected British Mortgage Awards, I am a double winner of the "Best Press Spokesperson" Award in 2011 & 2017 as well as winning the award for "Best Marketeer" in both 2014 & 2016. I also won the award for Best Business Leader Broker (11-50 brokers) at the 2020 ceremony. I also write, produce and host our popular series of Coreco podcasts "The Property Show" and "The Mortgage Show" as well as writing numerous articles and columns including the Market Watch column in Mortgage Strategy. As an experienced presenter, I engage with other companies around London to help educate their employees on the subject of mortgages and buying a home. I am a passionate public speaker about financial literacy, mental health, women in finance, equality, diversity, and inclusion. Also on the subjects of brand, marketing, PR, and social media as an early adopter. I am honoured to represent the industry as Chairman of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries helping to champion the excellent work mortgage broker firms do each day for their clients, and work with other Trade Bodies, Regulators and Government to raise awareness of the issues faced by mortgage intermediaries and to help educate the public and ensure advice is available to all. I am delighted to be a Co-investor of the public relations website Newspage. I also proudly continue to work at the coal face, writing mortgage business and looking after clients.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Greater London

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Presenter, Podcasting, Video Podcasts, Public Speaking, PR, Mortgage Advice, Writing Skills, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Lyricist, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Columnist, Media Spokesperson, Social Media, Songwriting, Business Relationship Management, TV & Radio Industry Commentator, Mortgage Marketing, Public Relations

Experience

Chief Executive Officer

Coreco

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Managing Director

Coreco

2019-7 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

London, United Kingdom

Managing Director & Press Spokesperson at Coreco Mortgage Brokers - Brand Evangelist, PR & Marketing specialist. Co-founder & Board director with responsibility for the strategic goals of the company, the Coreco brand and all PR, Marketing, Social Media, Website and outbound communications. Special focus on the strategy for incoming leads into Coreco, looking after corporate, introducer & lender relationships whilst working to enhance our customer journey and digital proposition. As the Spokesperson for Coreco I also manage all media communications and am available for press commentary, both Trade and National, as well as regular appearances on TV and Radio. We are working hard to grow the Coreco brand to become the most well-known and highly regarded national professional mortgage advisers, with an emphasis on the customer journey, technology, service, financial education and being that little bit different. I also look after all lender relationships for Coreco, ensuring good lines of communication and helping to develop products and policies that meet the needs of our clients.

Director (Brand, Marketing & Communications)

Coreco

2009-3 - Present · 17 yrs 7 mos

London

Co-founder & Board director with responsibility for the Coreco brand and all PR and Marketing, Social Media, Website and outbound communications. Special focus on the strategy for incoming leads into Coreco and working to enhance our customer journey and digital proposition. As the Spokesperson for Coreco I also manage all media communications and am available for press commentary, both Trade and National, as well as regular appearances on TV and Radio. We are working hard to grow the Coreco brand to become the most well-known and highly regarded national professional mortgage advisers, with an emphasis on the customer journey, technology, service and being that little bit different. I also look after all lender relationships for Coreco, ensuring good lines of communication and helping to develop products and policies that meet the needs of our clients.