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LMG’s new regional director for the south will lead teams across four states and the Northern Territory.
Aggregation group LMG has announced two key appointments aimed at supporting brokers across South Australia and the NT.
Andrew Sammut has been made regional director – south and will lead LMG’s teams across South Australia, the NT, Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia.
Starting in the new role last month, Sammut joined LMG in 2021 through the acquisition of Plan, Choice, and FAST and previously served as head of southern region for Choice.
He has since held the role of LMG state director for Victoria/ Tasmania and brings leadership and broker experience, having run his own brokerage.
Sammut began his career at National Australia Bank (NAB), spending almost 13 years at the major.
LMG also announced the recruitment of Rebecca Tanner, who joined from aggregation group Connective in May and has taken on the role of portfolio manager for South Australia and the NT.
She will be tasked with taking on local responsibility for broker engagement and day-to-day support across both regions.
Tanner spent almost four years at Connective and was most recently a broker support manager.
The two appointments come at a time of strong activity across the region, with brokers in South Australia and the NT settling $927 million in loans over the past 12 months, a 45 per cent increase year on year, according to LMG.
Rob Thomas, LMG national director – residential, said that after the two appointments, the aggregator was better positioned to deliver the right support, with people on the ground who understand what brokers need.
“Rebecca brings incredible energy, commitment and experience. Brokers have trusted her because she’s been in their corner, working with them to create more opportunities in their businesses,” he said.
Tanner said that she was impressed with how LMG managed broker support.
“There’s a full team on the ground in Adelaide across residential, commercial and asset finance plus specialists in tech, cyber, compliance, diversification training and events, all working together to help brokers succeed,” Tanner said.
LMG has been expanding options for brokers this year, with a particular focus on asset finance.
Last month, it added two lenders to its commercial lending panel. That followed similar moves this year to add specialist equipment leasing finance firm Selfco and personal lender MONEYME to its lender panel.
This year, the aggregator has also expanded its asset finance team to bolster its broker support offering.
[Related: LMG adds 2 lenders to commercial panel]
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