In his role at LiveMore, Sturla will “focus on strengthening LiveMore’s risk frameworks while supporting the business’ ambitious growth plans”.
Prior to joining the firm, Sturla worked as credit manager at C. Hoare & Co for around five years. Before that, he was an associate director at Coutts for around two years. He has also held roles at Adam & Company and Lloyds Private Banking.
The lender has also appointed Simon Dhillon as temporary head of compliance and Kenny Winters as servicing assistant.
Dhillon has held roles at Kind Consultancy, Square 4 Partners and The Co-operative Bank.
Winters will report to mortgage servicing manager Lara MacMillan.
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Leon Diamond, LiveMore’s CEO, said: “Ian’s experience in complex lending and his understanding of risk at the highest level make him an ideal fit for LiveMore. His insights from working with ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients bring valuable perspective as we continue to help more people aged 50 to 90+ secure the financial products they need.
“Ian shares our belief that age should not be a barrier to financial opportunity, and his leadership will help ensure we remain both innovative and responsible in our approach to risk.”
Sturla added: “Throughout my career, I’ve seen far too many clients turned away due to restrictive age-based lending criteria. LiveMore offers a clear and compelling solution to this problem and I’m proud to be joining a business that’s not only innovating in the mortgage space but also delivering real change for customers who are often overlooked.
“My aim is to build on the excellent foundation LiveMore has established over the past five years. My priority is to support sustainable growth while ensuring we continue to make sound, risk-aware decisions.”
Last month, the firm hired a trio to support its growth in later life lending.
