The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed three more business development managers (BDMs) and created two new national account manager roles.

Meanwhile, Pete Thomson, TMLs founding sales and marketing director, has left the company.

Laura Sneddon and David Eaves are being promoted to national account managers with responsibility for the Southern and Northern regions respectively.

Gordon Rae recently joined the team from Pepper Money and has been given the role of divisional development manager with responsibility for East Anglia, London and the South East. Rae will also train and mentor the sales team.

In addition, Richard Angell will join from Pepper Money and take on responsibility for the South Western region, Malcolm Etchells will join from The Coventry Building Society and become responsible for the North West and David Jackson, from Metro, will take ownership of the North Midlands region.

Further new appointments to the sales team are to be announced shortly.

The telesales team has also expanded from three to nine, including a dedicated team manager. Each member of the telesales team will be paired with a business development manager.

The Mortgage Lender chief executive Trevor Pothecary (pictured) said: “The expansion of the sales team from six to 10 marks a step change in our growth ambitions. We’re delighted to be welcoming such experienced new business development managers to the team and look forward to strengthening existing broker relationships and building new ones.

“I’d also like to thank Pete Thomson for his contribution to The Mortgage Lender and wish him every success in future ventures.”