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The mortgage brokerage has created four new leadership roles amid a broader push to grow its regional presence and better support its broker network.
Sydney-based brokerage Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors (Smartmove) has promoted four employees to newly created executive roles as it seeks to expand its national presence.
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Cameron Wiles has been appointed regional head NSW with additional responsibility for the Smartmove Academy.
In the dual role, he will focus on broker development and training while providing regional leadership and support to brokers.
Wiles joined Smartmove more than 17 years ago and, in his most recent role, was head of academy for almost five years. He began his career at Westpac as a banking service representative.
Dean Herbert has taken on the newly created regional head Victoria/Tasmania role while maintaining his loan writing responsibility.
He will be charged with mentoring brokers in Victoria and Tasmania.
Herbert began his career at Westpac before joining VFGL in 2016 as a senior lending specialist. In October 2022, he was appointed to the Melbourne-based role of head of Viridian lending services.
Smartmove promoted Chris Hill into the new regional head Queensland/South Australia/Western Australia role, combining his loan writing experience with new leadership responsibilities.
Hill will focus on strengthening broker support across the region.
He joined Smartmove in 2014 as a mortgage adviser and team leader after time spent as a mortgage broker at Swift Finance Solutions and as a relationship manager at Westpac.
Simon Orbell has assumed the newly created head of partnerships role, where he will focus on driving business growth and generation.
Orbell has been with Smartmove for more than 20 years, serving as director and mortgage and finance adviser.
Smartmove, which is owned by financial services business Viridian Financial Group Limited (VFGL), said the new roles strengthen its ability to support its growing broker network across Australia.
All four appointments were effective from 4 February 2025.
Commenting on the promotions, Darren Little, the general manager – lending at Viridian Financial Group, said: “These appointments represent a strategic investment in supporting our expanding broker network and growing national footprint.
“By strengthening our leadership capability across key regions, we’re enhancing our ability to support our brokers and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients across Australia.”
He added: “Following our successful integration with Viridian Financial Group, this strategic move strengthens our ability to connect Australians with a broad network of professionals. This ensures the delivery of expert guidance and exceptional service, designed to address the dynamic needs of our clients and the wider industry.”
Smartmove’s decision to expand regionally comes less than two years after the Sydney-based brokerage became part of VFGL, retaining its brand and workforce but effectively becoming the lending arm for VFGL, writing residential, commercial property, vehicle, and equipment loans.
In December 2024, Smartmove founder David Brell announced he had left the broker after more than 21 years with an eye to focus on travel.
[Related: Smartmove integrates with Viridian]
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