The new BDMs are Kathryn Sheppard, covering Northern England, and Paul Rockett, covering the South West. Both will be working on the road growing the number of distribution partners in these areas.
Sheppard joins from Golden Charter and has significant financial services experience having previously worked for HSBC.
Rockett has worked for TBMC, Verso, Pink Home Loans, Paragon and Birmingham Midshires but has been running his own luxury chocolate and fudge business in the Forest of Dean. His region covers the South West including Bristol, Plymouth, Southampton, Exeter and South Wales.
Both will report to sales director Ross Turrell and are likely to be joined by a number of further new regional BDMs to be announced shortly.
Turrell said: “Both new recruits are high calibre even though they have markedly different career backgrounds. The key thing is that they have the right skill-set and a can do attitude to maintaining Fleet Mortgages’ reputation for being proactive, professional and helpful.”
Bob Young, chief executive officer of Fleet Mortgages, added: “Working closely with our regional intermediary partners is extremely important in order to support their endeavours in the buy-to-let sector and to educate and inform on the range of product solutions we can offer their clients.
“Very shortly we will be announcing further new appointments, not just to the sales team, but also right throughout the business.”
Fleet Mortgages is actively recruiting for further members of staff to join a number of its departments.
The lender has grown from 18 employees a year ago, up to 40 now, with the expectation that 50 members of staff will be in place by Christmas. It anticipates that 30 new employees will join the business over the next 12 months.
