Magellan Homeloans has appointed Pauline Hibbert as regional sales manager (RSM) for the East Midlands region.

Hibbert (pictured) has over 15 years’ experience in business development and specialist lending. Her most recent role was as business development manager (BDM) for secured loan lender Central Trust and prior to that she was a BDMfor specialist lending packager Clever Lending.

She has also held management and advisory roles with Payplan Financial Services and Alliance and Leicester.

Jason Neale, sales director at Magellan Homeloans, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Pauline to Magellan and our rapidly growing team. Pauline brings with her considerable experience and will be able to help brokers in the East Midlands place challenging cases and develop further business. I would like to wish her every success for the future.”

Hibbert added: “Brokers frequently mention Magellan and how impressed they are with its products and service proposition, so I’m delighted to join the team. I’m passionate about helping brokers develop their business as well as helping borrowers who are ignored by high street lenders’ criteria, so this really is the perfect role for me.”