Stonebridge has appointed Matt Buckland and James Porter, who will take on the roles of quality and performance manager and business standards assessor team manager, respectively.

Buckland joins from Giving Mortgages, where he was compliance manager. He has also previously worked as a whole-of-market broker for Sequence and positions at Lloyds Banking Group and HL Partnerships.

Meanwhile, Porter joins Stonebridge from Primis, having spent five and a half years at the network, where he was responsible for file assessment.

He has also served as a mortgage adviser with Nationwide. Prior to that, he worked at Openwork and Primis.

Stonebridge operations director Gavin Earnshaw says: “Our member firms’ experience of being part of the Stonebridge family is key. That’s why we place such importance on the continuous improvement and strengthening of our AR support functions.”

“We put our money where our mouth is by both investing in our people and attracting new talent with extensive sector experience. Matt and James are not only great additions to the team; their move to Stonebridge also shows the pull of an ambitious yet friendly network with a clear strategy for providing market-leading support to its members.”