Solent recruits BDM

Specialist distributor Solent Mortgage Services has made two appointments including Ross Burnett as a business development manager.

Specialist distributor Solent Mortgage Services has made two appointments including Ross Burnett as a business development manager.

Burnett has a strong sales background from Abbey, HSBC, Countrywide, NatWest and Lloyds TSB.

The distributor also hired Kay Sallis, who has sales and administration experience from Woolwich, Santander, UCB and the Good Mortgage Company.

Ian Balfour, chief executive at SMS, said: “We are delighted to welcome Ross and Kay. Their experience will be very much welcomed by our introducers.

“With intermediaries responsible for the majority of mortgage origination in the UK and with a bewildering choice of products and service available, it is even more important that those brokers and their clients with complex requirements have access to a service like ours.

“Dealing with SMS gives brokers not only a whole of market proposition but more importantly a knowledge base second to none. Our new recruits will add immeasurably to the service we offer.”