Shawbrook employee Giorgia Paganuzzi is a judge at the MIMAs.

Shawbrook is an award-winning specialist bank, providing finance to meet the specific needs of customers across the SME, real estate and consumer sectors. Our innovative and specialist lending products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses, mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for individuals delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to over 300,000 smart savers. The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.