He will lead the lender's intermediary sales line-up
Equity release specialist Pure Retirement has appointed Scott Burman (pictured) as head of distribution.
Burman brings with him a wealth of experience in the property and finance sectors, backed up by a CeMap qualification which he attained in 2002. He spent 12 years working with the Lloyds Banking Group, firstly as a business development manager (BDM), before progressing to regional manager, national account manager, and new homes manager.
Most recently, he has enjoyed a seven-year stint at Countrywide, ultimately serving as divisional mortgage services director for the Central and Anglia region, overseeing six sales managers and over 50 mortgage advisers.
Burman will join Pure Retirement’s intermediary sales team, which now offers unprecedented levels of adviser assistance and support with the incoming changes brought in by the FCA’s new Consumer Duty. He will lead a team of four regional BDMs and four corresponding regional telephone BDMs, in addition to a team of office-based staff focusing on relationship management.
“Being in the financial services industry for a quarter of a century has allowed me to witness the growth and increasing popularity of equity release,” Burman said. “It’s exciting to be joining the market at a time when it’s enjoyed an upward trajectory in spite of challenging trading conditions.
“Additionally, I’m thrilled to be joining a market leader with a track record in providing excellent adviser support, especially with the upcoming FCA Consumer duty on the horizon, and the subsequent premium on lenders helping their networks accordingly.”
Paul Carter, chief executive at Pure Retirement, remarked that appointing someone of Burman’s calibre and experience “underlines the regard in which we hold our adviser network.”
“We look forward to him leading our intermediary sales team to even greater heights,” Carter added. “We’ll hopefully begin to see the market landscape move back towards where it sat before the mini budget, and aiding brokers in best supporting clients will be paramount.”
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