Piero Bassu (pictured above, left) has joined as director of financial services and capital markets, while Andrew Vaughan (right) has been appointed as head of mortgage origination solutions.

Piero has more than 16 years of experience in the global banking sector, with a focus on valuation and mortgage risk.

He was most recently head of IFRS9 delivery for Macquarie Bank and head of risk, control and regulatory management at Barclays Investment Banking division in Asia Pacific.

Piero has also previously served as the head of mortgage credit risk for Platform Home Loans.

Piero said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Hometrack.

“The company has ambitious growth plans and strong momentum.

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“I look forward to leveraging my own experience of the mortgage market and the implications of collateral valuation on business processes, capital and provisioning management to support our clients in my new role.”

Andrew has over 25 years of experience in financial services and has held senior roles at Legal & General Surveying Services, Lloyds, TSB, Bradford & Bingley and UK Asset Resolution.

He will be responsible for the business development of Hometrack’s core products for the mortgage origination marketplace.

Andrew said: “For many years Hometrack has been a key player in the residential property market.

“Its insight and understanding of residential property trends and data has been unrivalled.

“I’m hugely excited to be joining the team and look forward to playing my own part in building on that impressive reputation.”

Charlie Bryant, chief executive officer of Hometrack, added: “The appointment of Piero and Andrew is significant for Hometrack.

“Piero and Andrew bring a wealth of real-world expertise from the banking and retail lending sectors and are strong additions to the current Hometrack team.”