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Bluestone Home Loans has welcomed four new team members, as broker demand grows.
The non-bank lender has appointed three new business development managers, two in NSW and one in Queensland, and added to its broker success team.
Among the fresh faces is Jodie McNicol (pictured left) who joins Bluestone as the business development manager looking after brokers across Brisbane.
Ms McNicol has worked in lending for over 20 years and supported brokers as a BDM across multiple lenders and as a credit and compliance coach.
She moved into the broker space around six years ago and has “loved every minute of working in third party lending”.
“From helping a customer with a short finance clause, to helping get someone back on track to achieve their goals, is an amazing feeling being part of that process,” Ms McNicol said.
“I am extremely passionate about working with brokers and their customers to achieve the right outcome.”
Bringing over 15 years in the banking and finance space, Natalie Cannizzaro (not pictured) also rejoins Bluestone from Finsure where she was an aggregator BDM.
Ms Cannizzaro joins the NSW sales team as a BDM, where she will be responsible for brokers working through the Connective Elevate and Mortgage Choice Amplify partnerships.
Among the new BDMs, Kelly Wright (pictured right) has also joined the team.
Having worked with Bluestone for the past 16 years in several roles, Ms Wright was promoted internally to BDM for NSW, moving from her role as a broker success manager.
In addition, Rebecca Barbaro (pictured middle) joined the Bluestone team as a broker success manager based in Queensland.
Ms Barbaro has worked in the banking and finance industry for over 17 years and has a vast array of experience in retail banking, business banking, and agribusiness including several years as a lender BDM.
All four new roles will report to Scott Unicomb, regional sales manager, Queensland/NSW.
Welcoming the new appointments, Bluestone’s chief customer officer James Angus said these new positions had been created in response to an increase in broker demand.
“More brokers were writing business with us for the first time,” Mr Angus said.
“After a challenging period for non-banks, there is every sign that 2023 will be a great opportunity to grow sales volumes as well as Bluestone’s overall market share.
“Our key focus for 2023 is delivering the best broker experience in the market.”
[Related: Bluestone launches hotline for broker support]
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