Just Mortgages has appointed Ray Rodrigo (pictured) as divisional sales director as part of its expansion of the employed division.
Rodrigo will focus on growing his team of employed mortgage advisers and supporting Felicity J. Lord estate agency branches across London.
Rodrigo brings over 25 years of experience in the mortgage market and financial services.
He began his career at Barclays, spending seven and a half years in various management roles.
He then spent 12 years at HBOS, rising from area mortgage manager to city manager and ultimately area manager.
In 2019, Rodrigo became regional mortgage manager, and most recently he worked as a senior area mortgage manager at Connells before moving into senior customer experience and operations roles in the retail sector.
Rodrigo will collaborate with financial services directors, estate agency teams, and senior management to support the growth of Just Mortgages’ employed division, which currently has more than 150 employed advisers in estate agency branches across the UK.
Rodrigo said: “I am very excited to join what is clearly an excellent company.
“Reaching out to colleagues I knew already, everyone was really complementary about Just Mortgages, which made the decision to join even easier.
“It’s been great to meet the wider team and my induction has been excellent.
“I’m really energised and I’m looking forward to getting started and to growing my team.
“I have plenty of experience to share from across mortgages and estate agency, and I know what it takes to build a successful team.”
Rodrigo added: “It’s great to hit the ground running and to be having advanced talks with some really experienced and exciting candidates.
“With the team in place, we can really focus on doing things the right way and delivering that first class service to clients.
“At the same time, we can build a really positive culture that enables colleagues to develop and be successful.”
John Phillips, CEO of Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart, said: “Our employed division continues to be a high-performing part of our business, full of tremendous talent.
“Adding Ray to the team with his wealth of knowledge and experience is a great result and he will be a valuable resource to our advisers.
“Plus, his experience in mentoring and recruitment will be important too as Just Mortgages remains the destination for ambitious advisers.”
Phillips added: “Whether it’s employed, self-employed or Just Wealth, we want to set our advisers on the path to success, enabling them to achieve their full potential.
“Alongside regular learning and development opportunities and a wealth of practical support, we surround all our advisers with an experienced management team that have stood in their shoes and can support them in their ongoing development.
“It’s certainly an exciting time to join Just Mortgages.”
