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Livemore appoints Ward as proposition strategy and development head
The later life lending specialist has hired Samantha Ward in the newly created role of head of proposition strategy and development.
Ward initially joined Livemore as a financial services consultant in September and has now permanently joined the firm.
Prior to Livemore, she had worked at Dudley Building Society since 2001, initially working as a mortgage assistant and working her way up to head of lending in 2016, head of commercial in 2018 and then commercial director in 2020.
Livemore has been growing its team, recently appointing Les Pick as its director of intermediary sales.
It has also appointed Nicola Palmer as key account manager for the South West and Lisa Kemp as a telephone business development manager (BDM).
The lender has also introduced 100 per cent debt consolidation on mortgages up to £1m, widened its property criteria and lowered rates by up to 0.71 per cent.
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Leon Diamond, CEO of Livemore, said: “I’m thrilled to welcome Samantha to Livemore as our new head of proposition strategy and development. Samantha’s two decades of expertise will help drive us towards greater innovation and customer-centric solutions, while her vision and strategic leadership skills will also be invaluable.
“We are excited to embark on this new journey with Samantha, as we continue to empower our clients to keep living the life they love through our tailored mortgage solutions.”