Fleet Mortgages has created a new business development team for the South West & South Wales region.

Josh Parker is the new business development manager (BDM) for the region while Anna Gibbons is the telephone BDM.

Parker joined Fleet Mortgages at the end of December 2018 after six years with a specialist lender in the later life lending market. He has now been appointed to the South West BDM role and will be responsible for developing new and existing relationships in those areas.

Gibbons (pictured) has been promoted to telephone BDM having already worked in sales support for Fleet Mortgages. She will work with Parker to support advisory firms in the region.

Steve Cox, distribution director of Fleet Mortgages, said: “It’s highly important that we have an experienced business development team both out in the field and within head office, easily accessible to our advisers.

“With Josh and Anna now working in tandem, firms in the South West and South Wales can draw upon their expertise, plus the resource and support they will offer. Advisers need only make contact with them to talk through their requirements and to see how the new Fleet Mortgages’ product range can cater for their buy-to-let clients.

“This is an incredibly exciting time for the business and having quality people like Josh and Anna in situ means we can deliver everything advisers need in order to support their buy-to-let activity.”