Just Mortgages has appointed five regional directors to support the expansion of its self-employed division.

Mark Ferneyhough and Jason Whiteley have been appointed to support brokers in the north, Ben Peart and Jon Taylor will cover the south and Preeti Ferrier will represent the Midlands.

All five appointments have been promoted from either area or development director roles within Just Mortgages.

Each regional director will be responsible for up to four area directors or sales managers and 15 mortgage and protection advisers.

Just Mortgages says the appointments will enable the self-employed division to grow to more than 1,000 advisers without any further structural changes.

It also reveals there are plans for a further regional director for the Midlands later in 2023.

Just Mortgages national director Carl Parker says: “One of our core principles has always been to hire great people and provide them the tools, support and opportunities to develop and reach their full potential. This experienced director line-up certainly exemplifies this and is a clear statement of intent of our ambitious growth plans for the division.”