Magellan Homeloans has appointed Jon Sturgess as its new head of sales.

Sturgess (pictured) takes responsibility for the management of Magellan’s sales team and providing support to intermediaries throughout England and Wales.

He joins Magellan from Centrica where he was a district sales manager. He has nearly 20 years sales management experience gained in the financial services sector with GE Money, Firstplus Financial Group, City Mortgage Corporation and Heritable Finance.

Mark Snape, managing director of lending at Magellan Homeloans, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Jon to Magellan Homeloans and I know that with his considerable sales experience and knowledge of the intermediary mortgage market, he will be able to a make an immediate impact in his new role.

“Jon will play an important role in shaping the business for the future as we look to build on the success we have enjoyed following the repositioning of Magellan as a credit repair lender and expanding our distribution reach further. I would like to wish Jon every success for the future.”

Sturgess added: “This is an exciting time to be joining Magellan, as the company further strengthens its position as the UK’s leading credit repair mortgage lender.

“Magellan’s unique proposition enables brokers to address a sector of the market that has largely been ignored to date and I’m looking forward to working with brokers to create greater awareness of the company’s products and services.”