Karen joins PNG from The Mortgage Times Group where she spent two years as one of its top business development managers. Prior to this Karen spent four years at FLP where she was sales & marketing manager.
In her new role, Karen takes on responsibility for developing and growing the sales team plus driving awareness of the PNG brand.
PNG's managing director, Steve Moorley, said: “PNG is delighted to announce Karen’s appointment, she brings with her a wealth of experience in both financial services and the sales and marketing fields. Karen is a true professional with all the skills that PNG will need to drive forward our significant expansion plans in the months and years ahead.
“Karen has direct responsibility for the development and success of both the sales and mortgage placement teams at PNG and we are sure she will deliver real value and tangible benefits in these areas.
"She is also responsible for exploring and recommending new business initiatives within the current market that will benefit the PNG proposition in supporting and diversifying our broker’s earning potential.”
Karen added: “PNG has a number of goals to achieve within the next two years with a particular focus on becoming a nationally-recognised name within the mortgage industry for both service and innovation.
"We also have a number of new areas for PNG to diversify into including: the development of a new training academy to bring fresh blood into the industry; an overseas property and investment proposition; and a number of new partnership propositions in various sectors.
“The next twelve months will be an exciting time for PNG with the growth of our network, marketed innovations and the launch of a number of new brands within the business. I am looking forward to delivering real value to all our partners and we can say with confidence that 2008 will be a great year for all those associated with Premier Network Group.”