Digital mortgage broker Tembo has appointed Michele Golunska to its board as a non-executive member.
The startup says Golunska “brings decades of highly relevant experience including an extensive knowledge of the financial services sector, risk and stakeholder management and regulated advice”.
It adds that she “will work with key stakeholders” across the business.
Golunska has been managing director for Wealth and Advice at Aviva since last August, and was previously chief executive at Sesame Bankhall Group for two-and-a-half years, leaving in July 2022.
She has also held senior roles at Friends Life UK, JLT Employment Benefits and Prudential Assurance, which she joined in 1995.
Tembo, founded in 2020 by chief executive Richard Dana, has previously received backing from Aviva.
Golunska says: “There is a huge need right now for aspiring first-time buyers to get a helping hand to bridge the intergenerational wealth gap as well as for customers struggling to remortgage in the current climate.
“Tembo is well placed to provide this niche service and I feel lucky to be on this journey with them.”
Dana adds: “She [Golunska] brings a wealth of experience in financial services and a customer-centricity that we’ve already seen in action.
“We’re also glad to align further with Aviva — they were one of our earliest backers, and have continued to invest in Tembo as we’ve started to scale.”
