Major brokerage appoints state manager

Ms Cannizzo, who will report to general manager, distribution, David Zammit, will be responsible and accountable for the outcomes in the state in relation to recruitment, development of the franchise teams and overall business growth.

Before joining Mortgage Choice, Ms Cannizzo was at Citibank, where she held the role of broker business development manager, and area manager for Citigold Wealth Management.

She has also held several roles at ANZ, including sales manager for ANZ Pacific, and BDM and sales and training manager.

Speaking about her appointment, Ms Cannizzo said: “I am delighted to be joining an iconic Australian brand and to work with the Victorian and Tasmanian Mortgage Choice franchise owners and their teams.

“Victoria is home to the second-largest housing market in the country, and I believe there are significant opportunities to leverage the strength of the market to grow our footprint while supporting existing franchise owners to grow their businesses.”

Mr Zammit said Ms Cannizzo brings broad industry knowledge and experience to the role, having worked in the financial services sector for 18 years.

“She has held a variety of leadership, sales management and business development roles which have seen her responsible for establishing and executing on business development, sales and marketing strategies,” Mr Zammit said.

“Margie has a strong understanding of the mortgage broking industry, having seen first-hand the valuable contributions brokers make to Australian borrowers in her roles as broker business development manager at CitiBank and ANZ.”

Ms Cannizzo’s appointment is effective from today (1 September).

Mortgage Choice recently announced that it had appointed Jerome Smith to the new role of head of franchise recruitment to grow the brokerage’s franchise network.

[Related: Mortgage Choice earnings hit by new rem model]