Rupert Swetman (pictured) has been promoted to the new role of partnership sales director at MAB, with Kiah Foster and Ben Leach joining the firm as partnership managers.

Swetman, Foster and Leach will be supported by Francesca James, partnership telephone account manager, who will link the team to the firm’s strategic partners.

In his role, Swetman will build a “specialist team of business consultants”, which includes the appointments of Foster and Leach.

Swetman has been with MAB for around a year as partnership sales manager, and before that, he was head of mortgages at Mortgage Brain for nearly four years.

Before that, he spent nearly nine years at Which?, most recently as head of mortgages for around five years.

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He previously worked at MAB as a mortgage adviser between 2010 and 2011, and prior to that, he was a mortgage adviser at Clifton Mortgage Solutions for more than two years.

Foster previously worked at MAB’s Australian division for around seven years, while Leach has spent 16 years at Nationwide in a variety of senior roles.

Peter Brodnicki, MAB’s CEO, said: “Following a successful start to 2024 and continued business growth, we’re delighted to have promoted Rupert to partnership sales director, and welcome Kiah and Ben on board in their respective roles.

“As we strive to continually improve and grow, we have to bring the very best industry talent into MAB, which is exactly what we’ve been doing right across the business. I look forward to seeing what this exciting new team can achieve.”

MAB has been growing its team, appointing Emile McCarthy as its CFO and hiring Martin Baker as director of mortgages and protection for Fluent Money, which it acquired in 2022.

The company also reported £25.1bn in gross mortgage completions in 2023 and said that it expected to recruit a high number of advisers and firms in the coming months.