Intelligent Loans has appointed Katherine Simmons as its business development manager.

Simmons has over 10 years’ experience in the finance industry, including sales development work for GMAC, Paymentshield and most recently AS Financial.

Rob Coles, director at Intelligent Loans, said the appointment was a vital step in allowing the company to achieve its long term growth plans.

He said: “Intelligent Loans is very fortunate to have established great relationships with our introducers over the past eight years. Having taken time to recruit for this important role Katherine will now take our proposition ‘on the road’, promoting our secured loan, bridging and commercial finance teams.

“Katherine’s responsibilities shall also include the training and education of financial professionals in this important period of regulatory change.

“Intelligent Loans is committed to face to face engagement with our introducers through experienced and knowledgeable business managers and I am delighted to have found someone of the calibre of Katherine Simmons to work in this important area for us.”

Simmons added: “Intelligent Loans has a great reputation in the specialist lending sector and work closely with their lender panel to achieve great results for their introducers. The business has invested heavily in its systems and team of office based experts. I am excited at the prospect of my involvement in the next stage of the development of the company.

“I shall be making contact with introducers over the coming weeks and look forward to introducing the business to faces old and new.”