FMT expands with two new appointments

Nicole du Plessis has joined First Mortgage Trust as a business development manager in Auckland.

du Plessis has a solid background in banking with more than 27 years’ experience.  She has worked for Westpac, Kiwibank and ASB.  For the past two years, she worked for ASB as a Business Manager.

“I  like to think outside the box and pride myself on being an open and honest down to earth professional with a strong work ethic and can-do attitude.  I provide good old fashioned customer service,” she says.

du Plessis will be servicing the Auckland region, assisting clients and brokers with financing for residential, commercial and rural properties.

Rachel Bush has also joined the company in its Tauranga-based head office.

Bus’s career in property and finance has spanned 20 years and started with the Government-run Community Housing Limited and included time with AMP Asset Management, BNZ Finance, BNZ, Kiwibank and most recently as a valuer with Telfer Young (Otago) Ltd. She has spent 15 of those 20 years working in credit approving a variety of commercial property transactions including commercial properties, commercial developments and commercial and residential subdivisions along with some residential housing.

In her new role as Head of Operations, Credit and Risk for First Mortgage Trust she aims to ensure First Mortgage Trust has the systems in place to continue their growth with minimal impact on clients and investors.