Later life lender LiveMore has appointed three new heads of department across finance, compliance and marketing.

Eduard Akopian joins as head of finance from Pepper Money where he was interim head of finance.

Carly Chandler has been promoted from compliance manager to head of compliance after three years at the lender.

Sarah Wade, who joined LiveMore as a consultant in November, has been promoted to head of marketing for intermediaries.

As head of finance, Akopian will advise the management team on corporate matters, spending, protecting financial assets and will oversee day-to-day operations.

He joins with eight years of experience in financial services, mainly lending.

Akopian says: “I’m eager to contribute to LiveMore’s continuing success and am looking forward to collaborating with the talented team here.”

Chandler says: “LiveMore has a great proposition and serving an underserved market is something I’m very passionate about.”

Wade adds: “Having already spent four months consulting with LiveMore, I know exactly where I can put my 20 years’ experience in financial services marketing to good use.”

Chief executive Leon Diamond says: “As a fast-growing business, we rely on a strong, experienced workforce.

“Ed is a solid attribute to the firm, Sarah has already proved her mettle, and Carly is a long-trusted member of LiveMore staff.

“After a fairly tough 2023 across the market, we started 2024 delivering 75% year on year growth in January applications, so it’s an exciting time to be a part of LiveMore.”