He will take up his post on 12th December 2011 and joins from bridging lender Dragonfly Property Finance where he held the position of relationship manager.
He previously held senior sales positions with lenders Mortgage Trust, iGroup and GE Money Home Lending. With Danny Churchill and Craig Scott, he then launched Residential 1 in 2003. The partners sold the business in 2006 to Money Partners where Gilsenan was appoints as sales director.
At Omni Capital, Gilsenan will be supported by sales managers Jim Nash and Matt Rogers.
Colin Sanders, chief executive officer of Omni Capital, said: “Martin Gilsenan is a hugely popular and respected individual. His work ethic and professionalism follows wherever he goes.
“Anybody who knows Martin knows his integrity is beyond challenge. This is borne out by the quiet words of support we have received from so many in the industry.
“When I invited Martin to join Omni Capital, I realised I was leaving him with a difficult choice. Loyalty has always featured high on his personal agenda but never more so than since the sobering events of the past few years.
“His honourably-made decision to join us is, I believe, a signal moment for Omni Capital. Individuals of his calibre are not easy to come by and are jealously guarded. But I’m sincerely flattered by his faith in Omni and our expansive intermediary-focused plans for the future.
“With Martin Gilsenan in post, and Jim and Matt already on hand, our intermediaries can be assured of consistent first-class service from a uniquely experienced team that truly understands them. I know Martin is itching to translate my words into further action.”
In September it was reported that Dragonfly had suspended Gilsenan as their relationship manager.
